You took action, and the United Nations Development Programme in Colombia responded!

Chile-based oil company GeoPark is expanding destructive drilling deep into the Colombian Amazon. Local communities opposing the company's activities are receiving death threats from armed paramilitary organizations that reportedly have ties with GeoPark.

Despite this, the United Nations Development Programme had recently announced a cooperative agreement with GeoPark to fund a "territorial reactivation" program. Following outrage from affected Indigenous and campesino communities, UNDP has indicated it will cancel their agreement with GeoPark.

THANK THE UNDP FOR LISTENING TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND SEVERING ITS TIES WITH GEOPARK!
[link removed]

GeoPark was trying to use the UNDP to "blue-wash" its image by entering into a partnership and helping the company garner a false social license among Colombian and international public opinion. The UNDP made the right call by terminating this unethical relationship.

That said, the Siona People of the Buenavista Reservation issued a blistering statement calling on the UN to publicly acknowledge its mistake and to apologize to the communities as a key step toward rebuilding confidence and mutual respect.

Send the UNDP a message recognizing the importance of its decision and encouraging it to issue an apology as well:
[link removed]


PLEASE SHARE

Facebook: [link removed]
Twitter: [link removed]
Email: [link removed]


DONATE

By making an investment in the work of Amazon Watch, you are part of the solution to climate change, rainforest deforestation, unchecked oil development, and the negation of the rights of indigenous peoples.

[link removed]


ABOUT THIS EMAIL

You are receiving this email because you signed up for our email newsletter via the Amazon Watch website, one of our campaign sites or joint online actions, or in person at an event. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, just click on the Unsubscribe link below. If you have any other questions, please see our <a href="[link removed]">Privacy Policy</a> or just reply to this email and an actual human will get back to you ASAP.

This email was sent to [email protected]

Unsubscribe:
[link removed]
Update your profile:
*|UPDATEPROFILE|*
Forward to a friend:
[link removed]
View this email in your browser:
[link removed]

Our mailing address is:
*|LISTADDRESS|*

Copyright (C) 2000 - *|CURRENTYEAR|* Amazon Watch All rights reserved.