by oilwatch | Jun 17, 2020 | Africa, Press Release
A Call to Stop the Irresponsible Auctioning and Exploitation of the Resources of the Niger Delta and Reckless Destruction of the Environment and Ecosystem by the Federal Government. The Ijaw people of the Niger Delta have watched helplessly in the past 60years as they...
by oilwatch | Jun 6, 2020 | Africa, Press Release, Statement
As we celebrate the World Environmental Day (WED) today, 5th June 2020, a day set aside by UN annually to encourage worldwide awareness and action for the protection of the environment with the theme, ‘Time for Nature (Biodiversity),’ with a focus on its...
by oilwatch | Dec 8, 2019 | Africa, Global, Latin America, Press Release, South Asia, Statement
Proposal for COP21, Paris, December 2015 The Annex 0 proposal was made to COP21 in Paris, in December 2015 and further released at COP25, Madrid, December 2019. The purpose of this document is to present the commitments and efforts of the peoples, nationalities, and...
by oilwatch | Mar 28, 2014 | Latin America, Press Release, Statement
Amazon Watch A global call to keep oil in the ground in Yasuni National Park Los Angeles, CA – Amazon Watch and Yasunidos, a campaign comprised of a collective of Ecuadorian and international environmental organizations and advocates, released a new PSA featuring...
by oilwatch | Feb 10, 2014 | Latin America, Press Release, Publication, Statement
Life Arts Media “Do you agree that the Ecuadorean government should keep the crude in the ITT, known as block 43, underground indefinitely?” This is the question that will be put to a national referendum in Ecuador if 584,000 signatures are collected (5%...
by oilwatch | Sep 6, 2013 | Latin America, Press Release, Statement
EnviroNews President of the Republic of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, has been urged by Oilwatch International not to permit the extraction of crude oil from Yasuni-ITT in order to protect the region from environmental damage. Correa In a recent correspondent to Correa, the...