A second hydrocarbon boom threatens the Peruvian Amazon
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 12:28
in Earth & Climate
A rapid and unprecedented proliferation of oil and gas concessions threatens the megadiverse Peruvian Amazon. The amount of area leased is on track to reach around 70% of the region, threatening biodiversity and indigenous people. This is one of the central conclusions from a pair of researchers from the Institut de Ciencia i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA) of Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB), and the Washington DC-based NGO Save America's Forests, who have, for the first time, documented the full history of hydrocarbon activities in the region and made projections about expected levels of activity in the near future...