Amazonia Peruana: Ocho Muertes y Devastacion Ecologica en el Maranon

Item Type

Magazine Article

Abstract Note

The trans-Amazon pipeline carrying Occidental and Petroperu crude oil burst spilling between 10,000 and 30,000 barrels of oil a day into the Marañon river, the main water source for many indigenous communities in the area. The Peruvian government has signed more natural gas explorations contracts for other areas in the Amazon. The Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Amazon (AIDEPSEP) raised concerns about the safety of such projects.

Issue

1 and 2

Pages

39

Publication Title

Noticias de Abya Yala

Title

Amazonia Peruana: Ocho Muertes y Devastacion Ecologica en el Maranon

Volume

8