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Peru: Protest against state oil land grab

2013-06-07 15:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Members of the Achuar indigenous people in the northern Peruvian Amazon have been protesting against Peru's state oil company's plans to enter their territory and exploit an estimated 42 million barrels of light oil. A protest was held against Petroperu last month in an Achuar community called Wisum near the border with Ecuador, just 12 days after it was confirmed the company would take over operations in a concession called "Lot 64." Petroperu's involvement in this region follows the decision...

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