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LA ENERGAIA: Energy Policy, Regulation and Dialog in Latin America

Collected by: University of New Mexico

Archived since: May, 2010

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This archive is part of a University of New Mexico project that uses innovative technological solutions to build an easy to use knowledge base on energy policy and dialogue in Latin America for educational and policy-oriented research interests in the United States, Latin America, and the world.

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Title: A Supreme Ban

URL: http://opsur.wordpress.com/2011/04/14/una-prohibicion-suprema/

Description: This article discusses a legal ruling rendered by the Superior Court of Justice of Neuquén, Argentina on Setpember 28, 2009 in the case of a territorial dispute concerning the rights of Mapuche peoples to consultation versus the rights of mining companies. The court upheld an earlier decision by a lower court that declared that mining operations must be halted until such a time as the indigenous community is consulted and its concerns addressed. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Indigenous Mines Argentina Mapuche Mineral Mining Legal Judicial Court Resolution 6941 Decision Rights,  Consultation

Title: IIRSA: The Two Faces of South American Integration

URL: http://www.abyayalacolectivo.com/web/compartir/noticia/iirsa-el-doble-rostro-de-la-integracion-sudamericana

Description: This article discusses the infrastructure projects proposed by the Initiative for South American Regional Integration (IIRSA). The Andean Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations (IOTC) has expressed concerns regarding the development and implementation of these projects and the social and environmental impacts these projects could have on indigenous communities in the region. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Indigenous Biomass Oil Mines Hydroelectric Pipeline Power Bolivia Argentina Megaproject Biofuel Agreement Mineral Colombia Environment Mining Chile Peru Andean Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations (IOTC) Initiative for South American Regional Integration (IIRSA) Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) Union of South American Nations (UNASUR),  Consultation ,  Infrastructure Soybean Water Biodiversity Policy Impact Forest National Route 14 Garabi Hydroelectric Paraguay-Parana Project Northwest Pipeline Project (GNEA) Ecuador

Title: Oil Amnesia in Bolivia

URL: http://www.abyayalacolectivo.com/web/compartir/noticia/la-amnesia-petrolera-en-bolivia

Description: This article discusses Decree 0676, adopted by the Bolivian government of Evo Morales on October 20, 2010, which doubled the size of the country's oil fields. The new areas for oil exploitation incorporate previously protected areas, including over 690,000 hectares of the Madidi National Park, 723,000 hectares of the Isiboro Sécure National Park and Indigenous Territory, 154 hectares of the Aguaragüe National Park, and 100,000 hectares of the Iñao National Park. The author provides a general overview of past conflicts over oil and oil disasters that have taken place within Bolivia. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Indigenous Oil Bolivia Environment Evo Morales Development Model Biodiversity Reserve Conservation Exploration,  Consultation

Title: The Proclamation: Statement from the Congress of Indigenous Peoples of Colombia

URL: http://www.abyayalacolectivo.com/web/compartir/noticia/la-proclama---palabra-del-congreso-de-los-pueblos-de-colombia

Description: This article includes a statement from the Congress of Indigenous Peoples of Colombia that met in Bogota, Colombia between October 8-12, 2010. In the statement, the Congress of Indigenous Peoples calls for popular empowerment, the creation of a People's Constitution, and the establishment of a People's Legislative Agenda. As part of this statement, the Congress condemns the activities of transnational mining and energy companies in indigenous territories and the failure of the Colombian government to protect local communities and ensure community consultation concerning these mining and energy projects. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Indigenous Mines Mineral Colombia Environment Mining Policy,  Consultation ,  Sovereignty Congress of Indigenous Peoples of Colombia

Title: Mining in Shuar Territory, Ecuador: The New Conflict in the Condor

URL: http://www.abyayalacolectivo.com/web/compartir/noticia/mineria-en-territorio-shuar--ecuador---el-nuevo-conflicto-del-condor

Description: This article examines the pressures on the Jivaro peoples and on local ecosystems of the Cordillera del Condor in Ecuador from mining companies. It looks at the clash of interests between local indigenous communities, environmental conservation, national development policies, and mining interests. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Indigenous Mines Hydroelectric Mineral Environment Mining Ecuador Jivaro Conservation Cordillera del Condor Biodiversity,  Consultation ,  Protected Area

Title: Argentina: Community Defends Its Way of Life Against the Ravages of Mining and Quarrying

URL: http://www.biodiversidadla.org/Principal/Agencia_de_Noticias_Biodiversidadla/Argentina_Comunidad_kolla_defiende_su_modo_de_vida_ante_embates_de_la_mineria_extractiva

Description: This article contains an interview with Matthias Quispe, a spokesperson for the community of Santa Ana de la Puna, which is located in the department of Cochinoca, in the province of Jujuy, in northwestern Argentina. Matthias Quispe discusses the threat that mining operations in the area pose to the indigenous way of life in the community of Santa Ana de la Puna. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Indigenous Mines Alternative Andes Region Argentina Mineral Lithium Environment Mining Water,  Consultation

Title: Argentina: The Struggle of a Community in Salta Against the Looting of Timber and Oil Industries

URL: http://www.biodiversidadla.org/Principal/Agencia_de_Noticias_Biodiversidadla/Argentina_la_lucha_de_una_comunidad_Wichi_en_Salta_contra_el_saqueo_de_industrias_maderera_y_petrolera

Description: This article contains an interview with Zamora Octorina, a community leader of Wichi Honat Le Les in the province of Salta in northwestern Argentina. Zamora Octorina discusses the struggle of her community against the extractive activities of timber and oil industries. These activities have caused landslides and avalanches, thereby threatening the community of Wichi Honat Le Les. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Indigenous Oil Alternative Andes Region Argentina Amazon Timber Forestry,  Consultation

Title: Indigenous Peoples Forum on Mining, Climate Change, and Good Living

URL: http://www.biodiversidadla.org/Principal/Contenido/Documentos/Foro_de_los_Pueblos_Indigenas_mineria_cambio_climatico_y_buen_vivir

Description: This article includes a statement made by the Indigenous Peoples Forum on Mining, Climate Change, and Good Living that was held in Lima, Peru from November 18-20, 2010. The statement includes a section explicitly focusing on mining issues, in which forum participants assert their right to consultation concerning all mining projects that affect their communities and a demand for the annulment of all mining concessions in which indigenous communities were not consulted. The statement also includes a section dedicated to climate change, in which forum participants explicitly reject the development of a carbon market and assert that the development of the biofuel industry threatens food security. The statement is signed by a multitude of non-governmental indigenous organizations from various parts of the world. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Indigenous Mines Ecology Climate NGO Mineral Environment Mining,  Consultation ,  Food Security Food Sovereignty Climate Change Biodiversity

Title: Mining: A Serial Killer of Indigenous Peoples

URL: http://www.biodiversidadla.org/Principal/Contenido/Documentos/La_mineria_un_asesino_en_serie_de_los_pueblos_indigenas

Description: The National Confederation of Communities Affected by Mining (CONACAMI), a Peruvian NGO established in 1992, was invited to speak at the Continental Summit of Indigenous Communication of Abya Yala, held in Cauca, Colombia in November 2010. This article looks at the history of CONACAMI and its struggle to raise awareness and identify alternatives for indigenous communities in responding to the activities of transnational corporations. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Indigenous Oil Mines Hydroelectric Power Andes Region NGO Mineral Mining Peru,  Consultation ,  National Confederation of Communities Affected by Mining (CONACAMI) Dispute

Title: Chile: Aymara Coordinator Rejects Statements by Secretary of Mining and Corema

URL: http://www.biodiversidadla.org/Principal/Contenido/Noticias/Chile_coordinadora_aymara_rechaza_declaraciones_de_Subsecretario_de_Mineria_y_Corema

Description: This article contains a statement from the Aymara Coordinators of Natural Resources Defense. The statement is a response to comments made by Pablo Warner y la Corema, the Chilean Mining Secretary, in the newspaper La Estrella de Arica in November 2010, concerning the consultation of local indigenous communities and the requirements of ILO Convention 169. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Indigenous Mines NGO Mineral Thermal Environment Mining Chile,  Consultation ,  ILO Convention 169 Policy Water Aymara

Title: Tangled Road for Peruvian Forest Law

URL: http://www.tierramerica.info/nota.php?lang=esp&idnews=3583&olt=468

Description: This article discusses new legislation that the Peruvian government is developing to protect the forests and wildlife of its Amazonian rainforest, as well as the indigenous communities living there. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Indigenous Oil Mines Biofuel Mineral Amazon Mining Peru Forest,  Consultation ,  Logging Deforestation Policy

Title: When the Amazon is Protected with Plans

URL: http://www.tierramerica.info/nota.php?lang=esp&idnews=3880&olt=515

Description: This article discusses the importance of developing master plans for the conservation of protected areas in the Peruvian Amazon. These master plans establish what type of activities cannot be undertaken on protected lands and focus on the sustainable management of natural resources within a given territory. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Indigenous Oil Mines Mineral Amazon Mining Peru Reserve Protected Area Conservation Exploration,  Consultation

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