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Pastaza

Fighting back against oil exploration

Location

Peru

Released

November 2014

Duration

02:42

Tags
  • Activism
  • Partner film
  • Peru
  • Resource Extraction

Four major river basins in the Peruvian Amazon – the Marañón, Tigre, Corrientes, and Pastaza – are reeling in the wake of over four decades of oil exploitation. Since March 2013 all of these areas have been declared environmental and humanitarian crisis zones. However, the only thing the people have received from the government is scientific proof that their families are slowly being poisoned.

The indigenous living on the Pastaza river have united as Fediquep, to campaign for Pluspetrol to clean up their act as the oil concession is renewed in August 2015.

And Full length versions of the film can be found here:
EN: https://vimeo.com/192980040
ES: https://vimeo.com/193926855

 

Producers

  • Profile
    Alianza Arkana

    A grassroots alliance protecting the Amazon by supporting its people and traditions. They focus on three main areas: environmental just...

  • Profile
    Chaikuni Institute Peru

    “The Chaikuni Institute is a grassroots collective which investigates, promotes and protects equitable, inclusive, interrelated a...

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