Pueblo Achuar, la Vida Antes Que el Petróleo

Por: Segundo Chuquipiondo Chota / Comunicador social 800 mil hectáreas ancestrales ocupadas por los Achuar del Pastaza se ven amenazadas por la pronta explotación de GeoPark en el Lote 64 La vida en territorio Achuar inicia mucho antes de rayar el día. La oscuridad de la madrugada se interrumpe con algunas linternas que aparecen y […]

For The Achuar, Life Comes Before Oil

Life in Achuar territory starts before the day’s first sunlight, when the early morning darkness is interrupted by flashlights that appear and disappear like fireflies. In the Achuar community of Puerto Rubina, the daily consumption of wayusa tea starts at 4am and goes until 5:30am, when the last of the men take their final heaves […]

Webinar: Monitoring Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) – Introducing de FPIC-360° Tool

On Tuesday, October 12, 2021, Equitable Origin, TDi Sustainability and the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) presented the FPIC-360 ° Tool, a framework that allows right holders and participants in the FPIC process to carry out a track, verify and document progress towards FPIC. The webinar provided an overview of the FPIC-360° monitoring and verification […]

Equitable Origin renueva convenio de cooperación con AIDESEP

Octubre 2021 – Equitable Origin (EO) y Fundación Raíz llegaron a Perú para una serie de actividades para afianzar la presencia del CEFO Indígena en el Perú. El objetivo principal de esta visita fue la reunión el día 14 de octubre con la nueva dirigencia de AIDESEP, cuyo nuevo presidente, el Apu Jorge Pérez Rubio, […]

Equitable Origin Renews Cooperation Agreement with AIDESEP

October 2021 – Equitable Origin (EO) and Fundación Raíz arrived in Lima, Peru for a series of activities to strengthen the presence of the Resource Hub to Strengthen Indigenous Rights (Resource Hub) in Peru. The main objective of this visit was the meeting on AIDESEP´s new administration October 14th. The team met with President Apu […]

Pueblos Indígenas de la Amazonía en la COP26

El vicecoordinador de la Coordinadora de las Organizaciones Indígenas de la Cuenca Amazónica (COICA) y coordinador de Alianza Global de Comunidades Territoriales , Tuntiak Shuar posicionó la demandas de los pueblos indígenas Amazónicos en la COP26 (Glasgow). En donde señaló 5 requerimientos: 1.- La necesidad del respeto de los derechos territoriales.2.- No a la criminalización […]

Course Closure: Right to Consultation and Free, Prior and Informed Consent

FPIC in 2021 and beyond: Course closure and its importance for Indigenous Peoples in the following years According to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), “human activity has disturbed almost 75 percent of the earth’s surface and has put about a million species of animals and plants on the list of species in danger of […]

Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon at COP 26

The Vice-Coordinator of the Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin (COICA) and Coordinator of the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities, Tuntiak Shuar, positioned the demands of the Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon at COP26 during the meetings in Glasgow, UK. Tuntiak pointed out 5 requirements: 1. The need to respect territorial rights.2. To […]