Wednesday, May 16, 2012

‘Inside job’ as Peru eyes gas in uncontacted tribes' land

Survival International: Secret plans reveal Peru is actively pursuing new gas reserves inside protected tribal land, a flagrant violation of laws that prevent such projects. The Nahua-Nanti Reserve in southeast Peru is known for its uncontacted Amazon tribes, but more controversially, for a wide stretch of gas fields called the Camisea project. Only last month, despite 75% of one gas block already dominating the reserve, Peru's Ministry of Mines and Energy gave the Camisea consortium the green light for more gas exploration....

URL: http://www.survivalinternational.org/news/8337
Enclosure: http://assets.survivalinternational.org/pictures/2287/per-nan-s-24_article_column.jpg

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