Peru: Peru Proposes Opening Uncontacted Tribes’ Lands For Oil And Gas Drilling

Peru: Peru Proposes Opening Uncontacted Tribes’ Lands For Oil And Gas Drilling   Pluspetrol Begin Oil Exploration in Kugapakori Nahua Nanti Reserve for Camisea Gas Project   Peru’s Ministry of Culture has proposed new regulations that permit oil drilling and exploration inside reserved areas created to protect some of the planet’s last “uncontacted tribes” – indigenous peoples who have chosen to avoid contact with the outside world. The proposal comes as Argentine oil company Pluspetrol...

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