In the Brazilian state of Amazonas, in Vale do Javari, three isolated indigenous groups can be affected by the exploitation of oil and gas, according to the Indigenous Missionary Council.
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Terra: Chevron collects indigenous testimony that do not recognize plaintiffs in Ecuador
Chevron collected the testimony of a group of indigenous people who refuse to be part of the plaintiffs in a environmental lawsuit, for which the company was ordered to pay a compensation.
El Espectador: The Amazon, a matter of tact
2013 is a period during which the national government should define precisely what spaces preserve this territory and move away from the mining.
La República: Cusco: Indigenous refuses Camisea gas pipeline
Indigenous request that projects of pipelines are subject to prior consultation.
El Espectador: Key year for the Amazon
This year is key to the future of the Colombian Amazon. The government has the task of initiating the process of “zoning and environmental management” of this territory.
Amazonia por la Vida: Yasuní, the rude awakening from a dream!
Special report of the environmental and social situation of Yasuní / ITT.
National Geographic: Science in Yasuni Sheds Light on Impacts of Oil Development in Amazon
Researcher tell us how scientific studies in the region show the impacts of oil exploitation in the Amazon.
RAISG trained technicians to monitor the forest
Amazon Under Pressure Atlas was a first result, the second is to work on information management and monitoring in each country.
New forms of occupation can put an end to the Amazon
Study shows that does not exist a space of governance involving all pan-amazons actors. Unsustainable development would mean degradation, suppression and fragmentation of the Amazon.
Amazon governments: geopolitical decisions vs conservation
Geopolitical decisions are above any conservation initiative. The environment would be an underlying theme to the continent’s governments.