Indigenous Community Workshop: Applying the EO100™ Standard in Orito, Colombia
On April 9th and 10th of 2014, in the Colombian municipality of Orito, Putumayo, with the participation of representatives from chapters and councils of the Indigenous Zone Organization of Putumayo (OZIP), Equitable Origin inaugurated the Awareness and Empowerment Workshop for the use and application of the EO100™ Standard as a useful tool for indigenous organizations […]
Strengthening the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Communities of the Ecuadorian Amazon on Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) through Mingas
The increase in industrial activities to obtain raw materials and energy in the Ecuadorian Amazon puts the conservation of natural areas and local cultures at risk. These communities have collective rights stipulated in instruments at national, regional and international levels. It is necessary that Indigenous Peoples participate in the decision-making process on any project that […]
Fortalecimiento de los derechos de los pueblos y comunidades indígenas de la Amazonía ecuatoriana sobre el consentimiento previo, libre e informado (CLPI) a través de Mingas
El incremento de las actividades industriales para la obtención de materias primas y de energía en la Amazonía ecuatoriana, pone en riesgo la conservación de las áreas naturales y de las culturas que ahí se asientan. Las Comunidades Indígenas que habitan estas áreas tropicales tienen derechos colectivos estipulados en instrumentos a nivel nacional, regional e […]
Indigenous Community Workshop: San Pablo, Ecuador
On July 31 and August 1, 2014, Equitable Origin was invited to participate in a workshop with COICA and CONFENIAE, indigenous organizations of the Ecuadorian Amazon, to discuss best practices in the oil & gas industry and potential uses of the EO100™ Standard. The workshop took place in the Siekopai community called San Pablo de Kantesiayá, in the […]
Jhon Wajai: The EO100™ Standard as a Tool for Empowering Indigenous Communities
Jhon Wajai is a member of the Shuar Indigenous People of Ecuador and Peru. He provides technical and political support to Indigenous Peoples’ organizations in the Amazon region, including CONFENIAE, Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of the Ecuadorian Amazon, and COICA, Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon River Basin. After participating in the Indigenous Community Workshop […]
EO’s Director of Socio-Environmental Affairs Meets with Amazon Indigenous Peoples’ Group on Strategies for Responsible Oil Development
Equitable Origin’s Pablo Yépez and Sebastián Pérez met with representatives from OPIAC, the Organization of the Indigenous Peoples of the Colombian Amazon, in August 2014 to discuss the working relationship between the two organizations, share news and success stories, and to plan next steps in advancing mutual goals. Yépez, EO’s Director of Socio-Environmental Affairs, gave […]
EO travels to Belize to meet with Maya leaders
On the 22 and 23 of August, Equitable Origin President David Poritz and VP of Standards and Stakeholder Engagement Soledad Mills traveled to Belize with James Anaya, former UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, to meet with the Maya Leaders Alliance and the Toledo Alcaldes Association. Meetings took place in the town […]
EO Leads Workshop on EO100™ Standard with Indigenous Peoples’ Group in Peru
Beginning on September 1, 2014, Equitable Origin held a three-day workshop in Iquitos, Peru at the headquarters of the Organization of the Indigenous Peoples of the East (ORPIO) the regional subsidiary of the Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Jungle (AIDESEP) for the Loreto region of Peru. AIDESEP is a non-profit organization that […]
EO Launches EO100™ Standard Consultation in Latin America with Indigenous Community Partners
On October 15, 2014, at the headquarters of the Coordinator of the Indigenous Nationalities of the Amazon Basin – COICA (by its Spanish acronym) in Quito, Ecuador, Equitable Origin hosted a workshop and launch event for the online consultation tool and comment period on the EO100™ Standard. Manuel Pallares, co-founder of Equitable Origin and Pablo Yépez, Equitable Origin’s Director […]
EO Hosts EO100™ Standard Consultation with Amazon Indigenous Organization CONFENIAE
From January 13th to 15th, Equitable Origin convened a meeting in Ecuador’s coastal province of Esmeraldas with leaders and representatives of a number of indigenous groups in the Ecuadorian Amazon. The purpose of the meeting was to consult with indigenous groups of the region on the EO100™ Standard, collect input on the impacts of oil […]