Indigenous Peruvians condemn US ambassador's visit to palm oil company
Source: The Guardian
Indigenous Peruvians condemn US ambassador’s visit to palm oil company
Outrage as Indigenous communities claim company is operating on illegally deforested land and lacks environmental permits
Dan Collyns in Lima
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Thu 6 Apr 2023 11.15 BST
The US ambassador to Peru has sparked outrage among Indigenous groups and environmental NGOs by visiting a controversial palm oil company and praising it for abstaining from deforestation and as a leader of sustainable agricultural practices.
In a tweet last week, Lisa Kenna commended the company, Ocho Sur, as an example of US-Peruvian ties and as the leading employer in the Peruvian Amazon region of Ucayali. Her expression of support came after she made the solo visit last week while on a trip with her British, German and Norwegian counterparts to the Peruvian Amazon city of Pucallpa.
But nearly two dozen Indigenous federations as well as Peruvian and international environmental NGOs including Amazon Watch and the Environmental Investigation Agency have condemned her visit, calling on her to delete the tweet and apologise to the affected Indigenous populations.
In a joint statement, they claim the palm oil company is operating on illegally deforested land, lacks forestry and environmental permits, and has used media campaigns to defame Indigenous leaders and deliberately foment division among Indigenous communities. The company denies all the allegations.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/06/indigenous-peruvians-condemn-us-ambassador-visit-palm-oil-company
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Related: We reject the U.S. Ambassador’s regrettable public endorsement of the company Ocho Sur’s operations in the Peruvian Amazon (Environmental Investigation Agency)
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CIA-Linked US Ambassador Meets With Mining and Energy Ministers to Talk ‘Investments’
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January 22, 2023
By Ben Norton / Geopolitical Economy Report
12 Comments on Peru’s Natural Resources: CIA-Linked US Ambassador Meets With Mining and Energy Ministers to Talk ‘Investments’
Peru has large reserves of copper, gold, zinc, silver, lead, iron, and natural gas. After a coup overthrew left-wing President Pedro Castillo, the US ambassador, CIA veteran Lisa Kenna, met with mining and energy ministers to discuss “investments”. Europe is importing Peruvian LNG to replace Russian energy.
CIA veteran and US ambassador in Peru, Lisa Kenna, with the country’s mining minister, on January 18, 2023
The US ambassador in Peru, Lisa Kenna, is a CIA veteran who supported a parliamentary coup in December 2022 that overthrew the South American nation’s democratically elected left-wing president, Pedro Castillo.
Castillo was subsequently imprisoned for 18 months without due process, setting off massive protests across Peru. The unelected government responded with extreme violence, killing approximately 50 protesters in just over a month.
One day before the December 7 coup, the former CIA officer turned US ambassador met with Peru’s defense minister, who then told the country’s powerful military to turn against President Castillo.
Since then, Kenna has been quite busy, regularly meeting with top officials in Peru’s coup government, including unelected President Dina Boluarte and her ministers.
More:
https://scheerpost.com/2023/01/22/perus-natural-resources-cia-linked-us-ambassador-meets-with-mining-and-energy-ministers-to-talk-investments/
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