A new oil spill raised fears of a deterioration water pollution and fish on which depend indigenous peoples and coastal communities.
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Peru: The brazen serpent that is poisoning the Amazon
Recent report finds pollution levels caused by oil spills in the northeastern Amazon region of Peru: has been found mercury and cadmium in the blood and urine of people of Cuninico and San Pedro (Loreto)
Improvised emergency: pollution in the Peruvian Amazon
Evidence of mercury pollution in Madre de Dios and its impact on health abound from years ago but on the verge of knowing the new President of Peru, emergency was declared in the Amazon region.
Ecuador will explore oil in Tiputini field, in the Yasuni ITT block, in July
Tiputini, which is outside the Yasuni, includes in the ITT block about 920 million barrels of oil, 20% of Ecuador’s reserves.
Native communities reach agreement with oil company after release of detaineds
The agreements include the toxicological evaluation of Belén de Plantanoyacu and Sion communities, in the Corrientes River, Loreto region.
Colombia: “Oil and mining have no place in La Macarena”
The director of Amazon Institute of Scientific Studies Sinchi speaks of the management plan for La Macarena, which sought to prevent the deterioration of the area and show the effects of mining.
Unpunished Excesses: Follow the environmental trail of extractive industries in Peru
“Unpunished Excesses” is an investigative series developed by Convoca from the construction and analysis of the first database on the environmental obligations of the large mining and oil industry.
Río Santiago, the last frontier of Peruvian illegal mining
New threats and little state presence make indigenous intend to bring their demands to international courts.
Peru: Anti-consultation statements by industries worry global organization
International Council on Mining and Metals is concerned about statements by National Society of Mining, Petroleum and Energy of Peru, who criticize and ignore the right to prior consultation of indigenous peoples.
Petroamazonas has drilled the first well to extract oil from ITT
The Ecuadorian Petroamazonas attempts to exploit crude from Ishpingo-Tambococha and Tiputini (ITT) fields or block 43, some of them located in the intangible area of Yasuni park.