The spill is the second of the year in Pacaya Samiria National Reserve. Occurred in November, but the news was released a month later by an NGO.
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Exploitation of oil and gas in the Peruvian Amazon worries UN
Special Rapporteur on the right of indigenous peoples was in the country and recommends the government to listen to the indigenous before exploring their lands.
Ecuador shuts NGO contrary to oil exploitation
Ecuadorian government ordered the summary dissolution of the Pachamama Foundation, accused of causing violence and endangering national security.
Ecuador’s government shuts down indigenous rights organization over oil battle
More than a dozen government officials showed up at Pachamama’s office with a resolution by the Ministry of Environment that officially dissolved the organization.
Ecuadorian Government Shuts Down Environmental NGO Pachamama
The Ecuadorian government alleged that the organisation was “affecting the public peace”.
Pan-Amazonia according to Brazil
Works negotiated by the BNDES in the South American Amazon include hydro with cracks, leaky pipeline and a road that shook the presidency of Bolivia.
Petrobras wins oil and gas concession in the Amazon
Company will can explore the region with one of the most vulnerable ecosystems in the Amazon. Area is full of watersheds and endemic species
Loreto: lake affected by Pluspetrol still has oil residue
Assessment and Environmental Control Agency fined almost $ 7 million to Pluspetrol Norte for polluting and disappear the Snashococha lagoon in Loreto.
Oil extraction to take place in proposed Amazon tribe reserve
Company slated to start producing in the next few days, but indigenous peoples’ lives are at risk.
Ecuador’s Yasuní-ITT initiative threatened indigenous groups with simple mapping errors
A recent study claims the plan was fraught with flaws as basic as drawing lines on a map.