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8 Jul 2010

Peru tries to deport Catholic activist defending Amazon tribes

Amnesty has called on the Peruvian government to revoke its decision to expel a British Catholic activist who has been defending the rights of Indigenous people.
23 May 2010

Oil company scraps Peruvian plans after international pressure

A reserve for uncontacted indigenous people in the remote Peruvian Amazon has been made off-limits to oil and gas companies after international campaigning.
29 Jun 2009

Government must secure stronger protection for rainforests say MPs

A committee of MPs has warned that developed countries must change their patterns of consumption in order to prevent deforestation and tackle climate change.
29 May 2009

Amazon activist to bring climate change warning to Britain

An activist from the Yanomami people in the Amazon is to tell MPs at the Houses of Parliament that the world’s rainforests cannot be put under further pressure from multinational companies or illegal loggers and miners.
27 Jan 2009

Amazon leader warns of rainforest destruction threat

The ecological destruction of the Amazon region poses a serious threat to the planet, former Brazilian environmental minister Marina Silva has warned as the World Social Forum begins.
9 Jun 2007

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