Amazon in Focus 2009...
Oct 06, 2009,
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| In celebration of our 13th year protecting the Amazon rainforest and its indigenous peoples, Amazon Watch released the second edition of Amazon in Focus. The compendium of articles covers our program...
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Declaration to Reform Brazil's National Development Bank ...
Sep 11, 2009,
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| The following declaration, entitled "Towards a Democratic BNDES," is authored by a group of Brazilian civil society organizations and social movements, called the "Plataforma BNDES". This group is working to reform the policies of the Brazilian National Development Bank (BNDES) in order to rescue its social mandate from an increasingly destructive and non-participative development model.
BNDES ...
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ConocoPhillips in the Peruvian Amazon...
May 13, 2009,
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| The tropical rainforests of the Peruvian
Amazon, second in expanse only to that of Brazil, has
emerged as a flashpoint for the oil industry in Latin America
and for ConocoPhillips in particular: the company is now the
leading holder of exploration acreage in Peru with over 10.5
million acres. The Peruvian state exhibits a weak regulatory
capacity and little political will for protecting the ...
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The Anchorage Declaration...
Apr 24, 2009,
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| From 20-24 April, 2009, Indigenous representatives from the Arctic, North America, Asia, Pacific, Latin America, Africa, Caribbean and Russia met in Anchorage, Alaska for the Indigenous Peoples' Global Summit on Climate Change. We thank the Ahtna and the Dena'ina Athabascan Peoples in whose lands we gathered.
We express our solidarity as Indigenous Peoples living in areas that are the most vul...
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IDB WATCH (IN SPANISH)...
Mar 28, 2009,
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| A publication that exposes the failures of the Inter-American Bank to such a degree that it restricted its distribution during the 50th meeting of its governors in Medellin, Colombia. Click on the links below to read the latest critiques of IBD policies by civil society organizations across Latin America and the Caribbean....
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Amazon in Focus 2008...
Dec 01, 2008,
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| In celebration of our 12th year protecting the Amazon rainforest and its indigenous peoples, Amazon Watch released Amazon in Focus. The compendiu...
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Holding the IDB and IFC to account on Camisea II
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Sep 19, 2007,
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| Espanol Abajo
A review of applicable international standards, due
diligence and compliance issues
Author
Tom Griffiths
September 2007
The the full report can be downloaded from the link below
Executive Summary
Located in a remote, inhabited area of the Peruvian rainforest, the Camisea Natural Gas Project (“Camisea I”) is arguably one of the most controversial “development”...
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Oil and Gas in the Peruvian Amazon - Fact Sheet...
Jan 30, 2007,
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| This fact sheet was prepared by Save America's Forests and by Peru's Derechos Ambiente y Recursos (DAR)
Summary:
Perupetro on February 2, 2007 will present studies of 10 blocks conducted by the agency as well as studies of eight blocks conducted by geological consulting firm Gustavson Associates. Eleven of these blocks are in the Peruvian Amazon and together cover ~ 9 million hectares (22.2...
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Prior Consultation Process between the Colombian Government and the U'wa People (May 12, 2004 - October 12, 2006)...
Jan 01, 2007,
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| LA CONSULTA PREVIA IMPLEMENTADA PARA EL PROYECTO DE EXPLORACIÓN SÍSMICA BLOQUES SIRIRÍ Y CATLEYA
ECOPETROL S.A. al asumir la responsabilidad de los bloques Samore, Sirirí y Catleya, decide continuar con las exploraciones, lo cual incluye entrar a explorar en territorios U’wa ubicados en los departamentos de Norte de Santander, Santander, Boyacá y Arauca, para lo cual inicia contactos con la As...
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Rainforest Catastrophe:
Chevron's Fraud and Deceit In
Ecuador
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Nov 09, 2006,
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| An Investigative Report
by the Lago Agrio Legal Team of
The Amazon Defense Coalition
NOVEMBER 2006
Understanding how Chevron:
• Violates its social responsibility and governance policies in Ecuador
• Values Ecuadorian life at one-fiftieth the level of an American
• Hides massive environmental liability from shareholders and markets
• Has destroyed indigen...
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