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Oil and Gas Projects in the Western Amazon: Threats to Wilderness, Biodiversity, and Indigenous Peoples

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Clé publique

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0002932

Auteurs

Matt Finer · Clinton N. Jenkins · Stuart L. Pimm · Brian Keane · Carl Ross

Année déclarée

2008

Langue déclarée

en

Type source

article

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2026-11-09T19:15:02.404935+00:00

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2026-11-09T19:15:02.404935+00:00

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Institutions déclarées par la source

Duke University

Résumé documentaire — langue originale

BACKGROUND: The western Amazon is the most biologically rich part of the Amazon basin and is home to a great diversity of indigenous ethnic groups, including some of the world's last uncontacted peoples living in voluntary isolation. Unlike the eastern Brazilian Amazon, it is still a largely intact ecosystem. Underlying this landscape are large reserves of oil and gas, many yet untapped. The growing global demand is leading to unprecedented exploration and development in the region. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We synthesized information from government sources to quantify the status of oil development in the western Amazon. National governments delimit specific geographic areas or "blocks" that are zoned for hydrocarbon activities, which they may lease to state and multinational energy companies for exploration and production. About 180 oil and gas blocks now cover approximately 688,000 km(2) of the western Amazon. These blocks overlap the most species-rich part of the Amazon. We also found that many of the blocks overlap indigenous territories, both titled lands and areas utilized by peoples in voluntary isolation. In Ecuador and Peru, oil and gas blocks now cover more than two-thirds of the Amazon. In Bolivia and western Brazil, major exploration activities are set to increase rapidly. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: Without improved policies, the increasing scope and magnitude of planned extraction means that environmental and social impacts are likely to intensify. We review the most pressing oil- and gas-related conservation policy issues confronting the region. These include the need for regional Strategic Environmental Impact Assessments and the adoption of roadless extraction techniques. We also consider the conflicts where the blocks overlap indigenous peoples' territories.

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W1980341499

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0002932

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article

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Écosystème · Espèce · Paysage · Territoire

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OpenAlex · Document 1 · Document 2

• DOI · https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002932
• OpenAlex · https://openalex.org/W1980341499

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