The companies involved in Maniti and Santa Cecilia plantations, Islandia Energy and Palmas del Amazonas, are both receiving “technical and financial support” from Palmas del Espino, the leader in Peru’s oil palm industry and part of the country’s powerful Romero Group.
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With flooding, families are forced to leave home in Acre, Brazil
In Assis Brasil, border with Peru, the Acre River overflowed. Within 24 hours, the rain volume exceeded the expected for the entire month of February.
The wounds of Pluspetrol oil company in the Peruvian Amazon
After 15 years of oil exploitation and six months before of the end of its contract, Pluspetrol fight in court for not paying millions in fines by environmental violations.
Nine countries in Latin America to protect the Amazon of climate change
Nine countries in the Amazon region came together to to face the effects of climate change through the “Regional Project to support the Amazon Vision 2018”.
Amazonía Corazón del Mundo: The guardians of the Gera River
In the headwaters of the river Gera, people have become aware. After being destructive for a long time, now they have become their defenders and guardians.
Protest against Pluspetrol leaves 1 dead, 80 injured and 40 arrested
The incident occurred on Tuesday, February 10 when protesters tried to enter to the local police station and barracks, near where Pluspetrol has a warehouse.
Chronicle of conflict between indigenous communities and Pluspetrol
For more than 20 days ago, the situation in Block 1AB, operated by Pluspetrol North is tense due to the indefinite strike called by indigenous communities in the area.
Peruvian indigenous threaten to close more oil wells
Indigenous threatened to close more wells of the largest block oil of Peru unless the Argentinian firm Pluspetrol agrees to pay compensation for polluting their ancestral lands.
Kichwas that blocked the Tigre river require arrival of a high-level commission
Indigenous peoples affirmed they will not desist until the arrival of state commissioners and senior executives of the company Pluspetrol.
Mercury fish: gold mining puts downstream communities at risk in Peru
Pregnant mothers, children, and even adults could face health problems from gold mining pollution in Amazonian Peru