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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: 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: 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: The Community of Latin American and Caribbean Biofuels Will Expand and Accelerate the IIRSA

URL: http://www.abyayalacolectivo.com/web/compartir/noticia/la-comunidad-de-estados-latinoamericanos-y-caribe-os-expandir--los-biocombustibles-y-acelerar--la-iirsa

Description: This article discusses the ongoing efforts of Latin American and Caribbean governments to work together to promote the development of renewable and nonrenewable energy sources through new investments, geographical integration, physical infrastructure, and technology transfer in the region. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Solar Biomass Hydroelectric Wind Renewable Megaproject Biofuel Climate Agreement Geothermal Sustainable Environment,  Peru ,  Water Summit of Latin American and Caribbean Integration and Development (CALC) Sun Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America (IIRSA) Latin American and Caribbean Initiative for Sustainable Development (ILAC) Conservation Policy Fund for Technical Cooperation for Initiatives for Infrastructure Integration (FIRII) Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) National Waterways Development Plan (NHRP) Network of Waterways Amazon

Title: Fighting for Life: The Rebellion en Bagua, Peru

URL: http://www.abyayalacolectivo.com/web/compartir/noticia/luchando-por-la-vida--la-rebelion-en-bagua--peru

Description: This article discusses the ecological threats - including oil extraction, deforestation, and mining - facing the Peruvian Amazon and its indigenous peoples. Article in Spanish. 10 pages.

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Subject:   Capital Indigenous Oil Mines Ecology NGO Mineral Amazon Environment Mining,  Peru ,  Bagua Climate Change Worldview Conservation Biodiversity Traditional Knowledge Transnational Multinational Deforestation Corporation Company Land Rights Movement

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: 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: 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: Marcona Wind Park Project Advances

URL: http://www.energias-renovables.com/america/ContenidoseccionesAm.asp?ID=14&Cod=1556&Tipo=&Nombre=Noticias

Description: The Environmental Impact Study submitted by the Windfarm Company concerning the project to install 16 wind turbines was approved by the General Directory of Environmental and Energy Affairs, under the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM). Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Power Wind Renewable Environment,  Peru

Title: SERVINDI News Agency (La Agencia de Noticias SERVINDI)

URL: http://www.servindi.org/

Description: Based in Peru, SERVINDI News Agency is a news site that focuses on indigenous and ecological issues within the country and beyond. The site aims to disseminate information on these issues in an effort to strengthen indigenous peoples, communities, and organizations. Its posts include news articles, special reports, interviews, and audio-visual material. Articles in Spanish.

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Subject:   Natural Gas Solar Indigenous Biomass Oil Hydroelectric Wind Renewable Alternative Latin America Biofuel Ethanol Climate Andean Region,  Peru

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: Extractive Industries of Peru Faces the Challenge of Transparency

URL: http://www.tierramerica.info/nota.php?lang=esp&idnews=3702&olt=486

Description: This article describes the Peruvian government's quest to become a member of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), an intergovernmental organization that aims to increase transparency concerning the payment of revenues by mining and oil companies to governments. Peru is currently the only Latin American country to seek membership in the EITI. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Oil Mines Agreement Mineral Mining,  Peru ,  Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) IGO

Title: The Clean Energy Beneath Our Feet

URL: http://www.tierramerica.info/nota.php?lang=esp&idnews=3732&olt=491

Description: This article discusses the potential for the development of geothermal energy across the world, including opportunities in Peru, Colombia, and Chile. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Electric Power Alternative Geothermal Colombia Chile,  Peru

Title: A Road Built to be Flooded

URL: http://www.tierramerica.info/nota.php?lang=esp&idnews=3770

Description: This article discusses the rush to complete the Interoceanic Highway South, in southeastern Peru, a highway that will connect Peru and Brazil. While laborers rush to complete the highway on time, a major problem remains that 100 kilometers of this road will be covered with water as the land overlaps with the Inambari hydroelectric dam project. Much of the section of road that will be flooded has already been completed. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Hydroelectric Power Amazon Brazil,  Peru ,  Interoceanic Highway South Inambari Development Water Flood

Title: The Population that Watches Its Amazon

URL: http://www.tierramerica.info/nota.php?lang=esp&idnews=3841

Description: This article discusses the efforts of the Amazonian Association for the Amazon (AMPA) in Peru to obtain land concessions from the Peruvian government in order to conserve biodiversity and prevent deforestation. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Oil Mines NGO Mineral Amazon Mining,  Peru ,  Deforestation Water Climate Change Biodiversity Sustainability Conservation Development Protected Area Ecotourism Watershed The Amazonian Association for the Amazon (AMPA)

Title: Environmental Crime to Be Paid in Peru

URL: http://www.tierramerica.info/nota.php?lang=esp&idnews=3851&olt=510

Description: This article examines issues surrounding the establishment of penalties by the Ministry of the Environment in Peru for companies found guilty of committing environmental crimes in the country. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Oil Mines Pollution Andes Region Mineral Amazon Environment Mining Andean Region,  Peru ,  Destruction Contamination Forest Deforestation River Policy Law Government Policy

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: 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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