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DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Peru" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Peru</span></a>'s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> leaders raise concerns over <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OilAndGas</span></a> projects </p><p>The leaders presented evidence of the impact of oil and gas exploration at a hearing before the Inter-American Commission on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> </p><p>Steven Grattan, Associated Press<br>March 7, 2025</p><p>BOGOTA, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Colombia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Colombia</span></a> — "Indigenous leaders from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PeruvianAmazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeruvianAmazon</span></a> who are calling for the government to stop oil and gas projects in their territory took their case to an international human rights body on Tuesday.</p><p>"The leaders presented evidence of the impact of oil and gas exploration at a hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. They said the projects violate <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousRights</span></a> by threatening their <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/land" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>land</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSecurity</span></a> and are in breach of international obligations that require Indigenous groups to be consulted.</p><p>"The Indigenous leaders are represented by the Interethnic Association for the Development of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PeruvianRainforest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeruvianRainforest</span></a>, or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AIDESEP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIDESEP</span></a>. The group argues that the projects also pose risks to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UncontactedIndigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UncontactedIndigenous</span></a> groups and also noted specific impact on Indigenous women.</p><p>"During the meeting, the Peruvian government said it is a democratic state which respects law and guarantees human rights to all its citizens and that it is committed to strengthening it.</p><p>"But <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JulioCusurichiPalacios" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JulioCusurichiPalacios</span></a>, a member of AIDESEP’s Board of Directors from the Madre de Dios region of the Amazon said the government 'have stated things that are not in accordance with what is happening in reality.'</p><p>"'The rights of Indigenous peoples are not being respected, the contamination of our rivers and territories continues, there are threats to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/uncontacted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uncontacted</span></a> Indigenous Peoples, more regulations that make environmental standards more flexible, and oil and gas lots continue to be promoted,' he told The Associated Press after the hearing.</p><p>"The government denied most of the claims made by the Indigenous groups and did not reply to AP’s requests for comment."</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://ictnews.org/news/perus-indigenous-leaders-raise-concerns-over-oil-and-gas-projects" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ictnews.org/news/perus-indigen</span><span class="invisible">ous-leaders-raise-concerns-over-oil-and-gas-projects</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LeaveItInTheGround" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LeaveItInTheGround</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AmazonRainforest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmazonRainforest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousPeoples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousPeoples</span></a></p>
anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖<p>allowing the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/OilCompany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OilCompany</span></a> to receive <a href="https://mas.to/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a>. Now is the time to&nbsp;intervene in defense of the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PeruvianAmazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeruvianAmazon</span></a> and its affected peoples: the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChapraNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChapraNation</span></a>, the Autonomous Territorial Government of the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WampisNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WampisNation</span></a>, the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AchuarFederation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AchuarFederation</span></a>, the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Kandoshi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kandoshi</span></a>, and the Cabo Blanco Fishermen’s Association.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/FinancialInstitutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialInstitutions</span></a> enable the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oil</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/gas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gas</span></a> industry, making them equally complicit in <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> destruction and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/IndigenousRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousRights</span></a> violations. </p><p>- Amazon Watch </p><p>2/2</p><p><a href="https://amazonwatch.org/take-action/expose-the-complicity-of-financial-industries?utm_source=Amazon+Watch+Newsletter+and+Updates&amp;utm_campaign=d813c67679-2019-04-25-blk%2B_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_e6f929728b-d813c67679-342215605&amp;mc_cid=d813c67679&amp;mc_eid=b143f0d5c7" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amazonwatch.org/take-action/ex</span><span class="invisible">pose-the-complicity-of-financial-industries?utm_source=Amazon+Watch+Newsletter+and+Updates&amp;utm_campaign=d813c67679-2019-04-25-blk%2B_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_e6f929728b-d813c67679-342215605&amp;mc_cid=d813c67679&amp;mc_eid=b143f0d5c7</span></a></p>
Al Jazeera (unofficial)Orlando is a park ranger living in the depths of the Peruvian Amazon, surrounded by monkeys rescued from the illegal wildlife trade.Paradoxically, he lives i...<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFOSHfZMqW4" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Protecting rescued monkeys in the Peruvian Amazon | Witness Documentary</a>
Pascale Petit<p>Night hawks asleep on a driftwood roost in Tambopata River, Peruvian Amazon. Tambopata National Park core has only one lodge, Tambopata Research Center. I am so lucky to have stayed there twice, in a ‘room’ open to the jungle. I wish I was there. Perhaps I can write myself back?<br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/nighthawks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nighthawks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Tambopata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tambopata</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/PeruvianAmazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeruvianAmazon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ecopoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecopoetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/amazonia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amazonia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/SaveOurForests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveOurForests</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Peru" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Peru</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/nightjar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nightjar</span></a></p>
General Strike Now... <strong>national strike</strong> and fresh elections spread to more remote areas of the country. Long-standing grievances began drawing people to the streets. <br><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-peru-protests-castillo-boluarte/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Social unrest spreads to Peru’s commercial hub as protesters call for fresh elections</a><br>
Pascale Petit<p>‘Black Caiman with Butterflies’ from Mama Amazonica, with the sights in the Amazon rainforest, on the banks of the Tambopata River, that inspired the poem. <br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ecopoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecopoetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BloodaxeBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BloodaxeBooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/amazonrainforest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amazonrainforest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Tambopata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tambopata</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/PeruvianAmazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeruvianAmazon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Caiman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Caiman</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/butterfliesofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>butterfliesofmastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a></p>