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Amazon to give away the oil and gas exploitation |
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A Spanish research shows that in recent years has gestated a major environmental crimes against the planet, due to concessions in the Peruvian Amazon that threaten biodiversity.
A study by the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) has warned that our country through our obsequious authorities, is emerging one of the largest environmental crimes in the world, due to the many concessions the Government has attached to the detriment of the invaluable Peruvian Amazon. According to UAB, the Peruvian Amazon is facing severe threat, which has already affected 41 percent of its entire region, then this government Dealership vast territories for oil and gas exploration.
Research indicates that the majority of concessions are in sensitive areas such as natural areas and areas officially recognized indigenous peoples. The researchers present a rigorous policy debate to include a comprehensive analysis of environmental and social impacts caused by this activity. It concluded that to date there are 52 active oil concessions covering more than 41% of the forest region, compared to 7% which existed until 2003. This is a shocking figure that shows signs of how the government of Alan García and part of the management of former President Alejandro Toledo has been systematically "giving away" our Amazon and not just to ensure their protection.
Worse, according to forecasts in the coming years these concessions will reach 70% of jungle territory, ie shortly Peruvian jungle will be our thanks to the endorsement of our rulers. The investigation of Marti Orta and Matt Finer, of the UAB and the NGO Save America "s respectively, warns that there is granted" more concessions than ever "in the Peruvian Amazon to oil companies and gas endanger not only the biodiversity but also to the indigenous peoples of the region. www.ecoportal. net
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