1. Camisea: Gas Pipeline- Peru How do we improve the economy of a country while protecting the environment and the rights of its indigenous people?

2. Camisea: 1980’s Gas Fields discovered by Shell in Lower Urubamba River basin Urubamba Basin is an area of pristine rainforest. 2003: Finance agreed to extract natural gas and pipe it over the Andes to Lima and a processing plant near a marine preserve.

3. What do we mean by indigenous people? People who inhabited a land before it was conquered by colonial societies and who consider themselves distinct from modern societies. In some cases their lifestyles have remained unchanged for several hundred years- often subsistence or hunter- gatherers 300-500 million worldwide Occupy 20% of land area Huge Diversity of peoples and cultures Machiguenga girl from Timpia

4. Why do they need protecting? Forced contact – sudden unplanned meeting with the 21 st century world - can disrupt their lives Outside contact can pose serious health risks Social pressures can affect longstanding traditions and practices

5. Indigenous people have rights The social, cultural, religious and spiritual values and practices of these peoples shall be recognized and protected, and due account shall be taken of the nature of the problems which face them both as groups and as individuals. (ILO convention 1999) There are 20-30 groups living in voluntary isolation in Peru In the region of the Urubamba valley They include the Nanti, Chashiari, Nahua, Machiguenga, Yine Yami and Yaminahua peoples

6. What is at stake? ”These are the mountains and the rivers that give life to my people: this is the inheritance that we have received from our grandfathers, and I will kill myself for shame before looking into the eyes of our children when we have lost it.” Damian Tibijam, Aguaruna Chief, Peru (murdered)

7. A difficult balancing act: A way of life and a fragile environment A valuable resource for Peru

8. Amazon Watch - one opinion

9. Your task- a balanced, evidence-based report! Answer the following questions. Present your answers as a Word Document or “Powerpoint”.  What is the Camisea project?  Where is it and what does it involve?  What benefits will this project bring to Peru?  Who is involved in supporting and opposing the project?  What is so special about the Urubamba Valley?  How can indigenous people be affected?  Health issues?  Land conflicts?  Dependency on cash economy?  Knock-on effects from environmental change?  How can the environment be affected?  What are the risks?  Evidence of damage so far?  What are the oil/gas companies doing to protect people and environment?  Repairing damage done in construction  Setting environmental Standards  Being good neighbours  What do environmental groups say about the situation?  What do you think? How do we develop and economy while protecting the environment and the rights of indigenous peoples?

10. Where do I look for information ? Remember: There are two sides to every argument! Amazon Watch http://www.amazonwatch.org/amazon/PE/camisea/http://www.amazonwatch.org/amazon/PE/camisea/ Amazon Alliance http://www.amazonalliance.org/camisea.htmlhttp://www.amazonalliance.org/camisea.html Camisea Project Website http://www.camisea.com.pe/http://www.camisea.com.pe/ PBS http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/fellows/peru0803/intro.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/fellows/peru0803/intro.html Oxfam America http://www.oxfamamerica.org/whatwedo/where_we_work/south_america/news_publications/art681.html/?se archterm=camisea http://www.oxfamamerica.org/whatwedo/where_we_work/south_america/news_publications/art681.html/?se archterm=camisea Friends of the Earth http://www.foei.org/en/campaigns/forests/news/camisea.htmlhttp://www.foei.org/en/campaigns/forests/news/camisea.html BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3543060.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3543060.stm Survival International http://www.survival-international.org/news/2437http://www.survival-international.org/news/2437 IADB (Inter-American Development Bank) http://idbdocs.iadb.org/wsdocs/getdocument.aspx?docnum=831435http://idbdocs.iadb.org/wsdocs/getdocument.aspx?docnum=831435 Worldwide Fund for Nature http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/where_we_work/latin_america_and_caribbean/region/amazon/problems/o il_and_gas_extraction_amazon/camisea_amazon/index.cfm http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/where_we_work/latin_america_and_caribbean/region/amazon/problems/o il_and_gas_extraction_amazon/camisea_amazon/index.cfm