In addition to the environmental impact of oil spills in the Peruvian Amazon, indigenous women of the same areas remain poor, isolated, and exposed to diseases and domestic violence.
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The African palm oil frontier expands deeper into the Peruvian Amazon
Peru may be worried to conservation of its tropical forests, but deforestation has been increasing, much of it due to expanded cultivation of African palm oil.
PetroPeru Oil Spill: Confession and damage control
After allegations about Petroperu workers who paid minors to collect oil spilled in their communities, in Amazonas, at least one has been identified.
Peru 2011-2015: Environmental enforcement summarized in 10 points
A new publication from the Ministry of Environment in Peru recorded the successes of the government in the environmental sector between 2011 and 2015, including environmental audits and a new regulatory framework.
Peruvian indigenous demand improvements in pipeline that suffered spill
Indigenous federations express their sorrow and solidarity to indigenous people affected by oil spills in Chiriaco (Amazonas) and Mayuriaga in Morona (Loreto), both in indigenous ancestral lands.
Increase of 107% in oil exploration areas in the Bolivian Amazon
In 2012, the concession for the Bolivian Oilfield Company was 372,500 hectares, but a decree issued in 2015 extended the concession to 806,250 hectares.
Peru: The oil spill that is cleaned in exchange for peanuts
Inhabitants of Nazareth, one of the communities affected by the recent PetroPerú oil spill, would have received a minimum payment to clean the spill, without minimum security conditions.
PetroPeru oil spill affects 3,500 people in the province of Loreto, Peru
The incident occurred on February 3, in the North Branch of the Nor Peruano Pipeline near to Mayuriaga river, in the district of Morona, province of Datem Marañón, Loreto region.
Peruvian president urges approval for environmental remediation project
Peruvian state must finance technical study for environmental remediation of ancestral territories of indigenous peoples affected by oil pollution in river basins Pastaza, Corrientes, Tigre and Marañón.
The millions of dollars forgiven to oil companies in Peru
Pluspetrol Norte company, whose contract in the most important lot of the country’s expired in August of this year, is the biggest beneficiary by law.