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Oil Development in the Peruvian Amazon
ELAW Advocate: Winter 2011 The Government of Peru has divided more than three quarters of the Peruvian Amazon into oil block concessions. Indigenous communities are working with ELAW partners at Derecho Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (DAR) to avoid the “oil curse.”
Indigenous Communities Speaking Out
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| Shipibo artisans are well-known for the intricate designs on their pottery. |
Mining Guidebook, now available in three languages!
ELAW is pleased to announce that our Guidebook for Evaluating Mining Project EIAs is now available in English, French, and Spanish – for free, on our website (www.elaw.org).
India
David & Goliath Victory
The tribal people of the Niyamgiri Hills in eastern India won a David and Goliath battle protecting their ancestral lands from a London-based mining giant. In August, authorities in Delhi revoked permission for Vedanta Resources to mine bauxite from hills in Orissa State where the Dongria Kondh live as forest dwellers.
Papua New Guinea
Keeping Nickel Mine Waste out of the Sea
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ELAW partners in Papua New Guinea are challenging their government’s decision to permit a Chinese mining company to dump millions of tons of nickel mining waste into Basamuk Bay, off the Rai coast. An Australian mining company is a minority stakeholder in the project. This practice, known as “deep sea tailings placement,” is banned in China, Australia, and elsewhere. |
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| Dongria Kondh protesting Vendanta mining project PHOTO: Survival International |
Impact of the Gulf Spill Felt Around the World
ELAW Advocate: People around the world are concerned that a catastrophe like the BP oil spill will unfold on their shores. ELAW partners are working to hold the oil industry accountable and winning victories for communities and the environment in Jamaica, Sri Lanka, South Africa, and around the world.
PHOTO: Mark Lewis
The waters off Belize are still pristine. Meanwhile, oil companies have petroleum contracts for most of the sea floor.
