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- Respaldo de Sociedad Civil a Defensora Ambiental en Perú
Respaldo de Sociedad Civil a Defensora Ambiental en Perú
60 instituciones y miembros de la sociedad civil y organizaciones indígenas en Perú emitieron hoy un comunicado respaldando a la Defensora Ambiental Lucila Pautrat ante los ataques que viene recibiendo de parte de una empresa investigada por la instalación no autorizada de monocultivos agroindustriales en Tamshiyacu, en la Amazonía peruana.
- ORAU Statement on the murders of two indigenous Cacataibo leaders in Peru
ORAU Statement on the murders of two indigenous Cacataibo leaders in Peru
EIA joins ORAU in expressing outrage at the murders of human rights defenders who are protecting the Amazon region and their communities, and echoes ORAU’s calls for urgent and immediate actions. Here is an EIA-translated version in English of ORAU’s original letter in Spanish.
- Escazu Agreement Offers Hope but is Only the Beginning
Escazu Agreement Offers Hope but is Only the Beginning
2020 was a terrible year across the globe, but particularly for Latin America’s environmental defenders. After record numbers of murders in 2019, the perils for environmental and human rights defenders did not decline in 2020. In fact, these threats remained high and even increased during the pandemic, as illegal loggers, miners, and other land grabbers had free reign to encroach upon remote communities. And this time, the intruders brought with them the deadly coronavirus.
- International Statement of Solidarity with Peruvian Indigenous Peoples During the Political Crisis
International Statement of Solidarity with Peruvian Indigenous Peoples During the Political Crisis
The undersigned organizations, allies of the Peruvian Indigenous movement for decades, previously concerned about the COVID19 situation in the Peruvian Amazon and today alerted to the political situation in Peru, respectfully address public opinion and Peruvian authorities to state the following
- Peru Issues 35 Million Dollar Fine, Orders Plantation Company to Leave the Amazon
Peru Issues 35 Million Dollar Fine, Orders Plantation Company to Leave the Amazon
Peru Issues 35 Million Dollar Fine, Orders Plantation Company to Leave the Amazon
- Letter to Peru President Vizcarra
Letter to Peru President Vizcarra
Civil society organizations ask Peru President Vizcarra to fight against impunity and not be fooled by the company sentenced for deforesting Tamshiyacu
- Amazon in Emergency
Amazon in Emergency
Through a public letter addressed to the President of Peru, Martin Vizcarra, more than a hundred organizations of Peruvian and international civil society ask for the implementation of urgent and immediate measures, in view of the deaths of hundreds of indigenous people from the Amazon due to COVID-19, and to start the dialogue demanded by the national indigenous organization AIDESEP more than a month ago.
- Amazonía en Emergencia
Amazonía en Emergencia
Mediante una carta pública dirigida al Presidente del Perú, Martín Vizcarra, más de cien organizaciones de la sociedad civil peruana e internacional solicitan la implementación de medidas urgentes e inmediatas ante la muerte de cientos de indígenas amazónicos debido al COVID-19 y que se inicie el diálogo exigido por la organización indígena AIDESEP y sus bases hace más de un mes.
- Civil Society Statement on the Weakening of Institutions and Governance in the Forest Sector
Civil Society Statement on the Weakening of Institutions and Governance in the Forest Sector
Civil Society Statement on the Weakening of Institutions and Governance in the Forest Sector
- US blocks Peruvian illegal timber exporter
US blocks Peruvian illegal timber exporter
US blocks Peruvian illegal timber exporter