Remediation measures include prevention, and that means changing the 40+ year-old pipelines in oil block 8X, situated in the Kukama peoples’ territory and within the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, one of the biggest and most precious wild areas of Peru. … Continue reading Remediation Includes Prevention and Replacement of Pipelines
Water is life. Water is essential to every living being and is especially important to the Kukama peoples of the Marañón River in Loreto, Peru. Often called the people of the water, the Kukama have been living with the rhythms … Continue reading Kukamas of the Marañón River Win Historic Ruling on the Right to Prior Consultation
Smokey, indoor, earthen-stove constructs and open fires have filled the stomachs of Shipibo for generations. But lately this way of life is changing. As the firewood-generating forests of their grandparents dwindle, replaced by grassy farmland, these fires become harder to … Continue reading Burning Questions: Rocket Stoves as Fuel for Innovation
Today, the courageous voices of the Amazonian indigenous federations are rising above the din of denial that has deflected corporate and state responsibility for crimes committed over the last 42 years of oil exploitation in the Amazon. These voices are … Continue reading Agua, No Bagua: Only Justice Will Keep the Peace
