Title: Hydroelectric Megaprojects and the Limits of Good Living: The Case of Ecuador

URL: http://plataformaenergetica.org/content/2818

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Subject:   Hydroelectric,  Power,  Ecuador ,  Coca Codo Sinclair

Title: Amazon Multimodal Axis of the IIRSA:The Pasto-Macoa Highway

URL: http://www.abyayalacolectivo.com/web/compartir/noticia/eje-multimodal-amazonas-de-la-iirsa--la-carretera-pasto-mocoa

Description: This report examines the Pasto-Macoa Highway Project, an infrastructure project of the Initiative for the Integration of the Regional Infrastructure of South America (IIRSA). The project proposes to construct a highway from Pasto to Macoa within Colombia as part of the eventual construction of a transcontinental highway, from Tumaco, Colombia to Belem, Brazil, thereby providing a road linking the Pacific to the Atlantic. The article looks at issues surrounding this project, including the potential impact on indigenous communities. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Indigenous,  Megaproject,  Amazon,  Colombia,  Environment,  Brazil,  Peru,  Ecuador ,  Road,  Highway,  Transportation,  Initiative for the Integration of the Regional Infrastructure of South America (IIRSA),  Infrastructure,  Forest,  Communication,  Reserve,  Protected Area,  Development

Title: The State Against the Indigenous Peoples of Ecuador and Bolivia

URL: http://www.abyayalacolectivo.com/web/compartir/noticia/el-estado-contra-los-pueblos-indios-en-ecuador-y-bolivia

Description: This article looks at the tense relationship developing between the leftists governments of Rafael Correra in Ecuador and Evo Morales in Bolivia and civil society organizations in the Andes region. These civil society organizations, many of them based in indigenous communities, are demanding that the state make changes to the national development models based upon mineral extraction and to provide increased opportunities for the participation of the citizenry in the formulation of state policy. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Indigenous,  Mines,  Bolivia,  NGO,  Mineral,  Mining,  Civil Society,  Policy,  Ecuador ,  Social Movement,  State,  Mobilization,  Relations

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: 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: Movements State Movements

URL: http://www.abyayalacolectivo.com/web/compartir/noticia/movimientos-estado-movimientos---raul-zibechi

Description: This article discusses the often contentious relationships that exist between social movements and progressive (or leftist) governments in Latin America. Focusing especially on the cases of Bolivia and Ecuador, the author looks at how the relationship between social movements and leftist governments changed in the region once the leftist government took power and began to operate with state interests in mind. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Citizen,  Indigenous,  Bolivia,  NGO,  Ecuador ,  Social Movement,  Policy,  Government,  Civil Society,  State,  Mobilization,  Development,  Model,  Relations,  Democracy

Title: New Conflicts, Old Actors

URL: http://www.abyayalacolectivo.com/web/compartir/noticia/nuevos-conflictos--viejos-actores---raul-zibechi

Description: This article discusses the organizing efforts of indigenous peoples from various parts of Latin American - including Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Colombia - in response to the pressures of mining, oil, and hydroelectric interest on their communities and ecosystems. The author also proposes opening up the debate on the development model adopted by states. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Indigenous,  Oil,  Mines,  Hydroelectric,  Bolivia,  Argentina,  NGO,  Agreement,  Mineral,  Amazon,  Colombia,  Mining,  Brazil,  Andean Region,  Peru,  Ecuador ,  Cauca,  Plan Colombia,  Social Movement,  Mobilization,  Landless Workers Movement (MST),  Transnational,  Multinational,  Corporation,  The Confederation of Indigenous Peoples of Bolivia,  Barrick Gold,  United States,  Canada,  Development,  Model,  USAID

Title: Brazilian Sub-Imperialism in Bolivia and Latin America

URL: http://www.abyayalacolectivo.com/web/compartir/noticia/subimperialismo-brasile-o-en-bolivia-y-am-rica-latina

Description: This article by Mathias Luce, a Professor of International Political Economy in Brazil, discusses the growing dominance of Brazilian mining, energy, and oil companies within South America. The author views Brazil as a rising sub-imperialist power and briefly examines how it came to be so. He also looks at the changing power dynamics within South America, linked to global processes, and explores what this will mean for the region. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Natural Gas,  Indigenous,  Biomass,  Oil,  Mines,  Hydroelectric,  Bolivia,  Paraguay,  Biofuel,  Mineral,  Mining,  Brazil,  Peru,  Petrobras,  Infrastructure,  Soybean,  Capital,  Ownership,  Foreign,  Investment,  Development,  Vale,  Votorantim,  Odebrecht,  Gerdau,  Friboi,  Ecuador ,  Initiative for the Integration of the Regional Infrastructure of South America (IIRSA),  Integration,  Mercosur,  UNASUR,  Venezuela

Title: Ecuador: Quichua Peoples in Struggle Against Mining Company Merodon

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

Description: This article discusses the ongoing struggle of three communities - Tzawata, Ila, and San Clemente Chucapi - in the province of Napo in Ecuador against the activities of mining company Merodon and the operations of the Ecuadorian military in the area. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Indigenous,  Mines,  Andes Region,  Amazon River Region,  Mineral,  Mining,  Merodon,  Ecuador

Title: Statement by Kichwa Village Rukullakta: Enough of the Extractive Policy in Amazonian Ecuador

URL: http://www.biodiversidadla.org/Principal/Contenido/Noticias/Prununciamiento_de_Pueblo_Kichwa_de_Rukullakta._Basta_de_politica_extractivista_en_amazonia_ecuatoriana

Description: This article is a statement from the Village Council of Rukullakta, a Kichwa village in the province of Napo in Ecuador. The statement denounces the activities of oil company Ivanhoe Energy Ecuador Inc. and calls for collective resistance to Ivanhoe operations in the region. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Indigenous,  Oil,  Amazon,  Kichwa,  Quechua,  Quichua,  Ecuador ,  Ivanhoe Energy Ecuador

Title: Defense of Uncontacted Tribes in South America

URL: http://www.bolpress.com/art.php?Cod=2011030901

Description: This article discusses a new campaign that has been organized in defense of indigenous groups living in voluntary isolation ("uncontacted") in the South American Amazon. In January 2011, an Open Letter was sent to the governments of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela by Brazilian anthropologist Sydney Possuelo with the support of the Bolivia-based Forum on Environment and Development (FOBOMADE) and the Madidi Expedition, along with the signatures of 900 individuals. The letter was asking governments of the region to establish measures to protect the biological integrity and economic, social and cultural rights of these populations who are facing increasing pressure from oil, mining, hydroelectric, and other energy-related interests. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Indigenous,  Oil,  Mines,  Hydroelectric,  Bolivia,  Paraguay,  NGO,  Mineral,  Amazon,  Colombia,  Mining,  Brazil,  Peru,  South America,  Ecuador ,  Venezuela,  Convention 169,  Conservation,  United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,  Republic Act 3760,  Infrastructure,  Lobbying,  Advocacy,  Policy

Title: Yasuni National Park: Free from Oil Extraction

URL: http://www.energias-renovables.com/america/ContenidoseccionesAm.asp?ID=14&Cod=1658&Tipo=&Nombre=Noticias

Description: This article discusses the ITT-Yasuni initiative that will prevent the extraction of 846 million barrels of oil from the subsoil of Yasuni National Park, located in the Ecuadorian Amazon. In exchange for conservation, the Ecuadorian government will receive economic support from the international community through the UNDP. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Indigenous,  Oil,  Amazon River Region,  Carbon Emissions,  Ecuador ,  Yasuni National Park,  Nature Reserve,  UNDP,  ITT-Yasuni,  Conservation,  Climate Change

Title: China and Brazil Inundate Latin America with Dams

URL: http://www.tierramerica.info/nota.php?lang=esp&idnews=3856&olt=511

Description: This article discusses the growing competition between China and Brazil concerning capital investments in energy projects within Latin America. These projects include hydroelectric dams, geothermal projects, and oil and mineral exploration in Ecuador, Peru, Nicaragua, and Brazil. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Oil,  Mines,  Hydroelectric,  Power,  Megaproject,  Mineral,  Geothermal,  Amazon,  Environment,  Mining,  Brazil,  Peru,  Dam,  China,  Water,  Ecuador ,  Deforestation

Title: "The Sentence Against Chevron is Enforceable, Because it is Just"

URL: http://www.tierramerica.info/nota.php?lang=esp&idnews=3872&olt=514

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Subject:   Oil,  Pollution,  Environment,  Chevron,  Ecuador ,  Regulation,  Court,  Destruction