On March 18, PBI-Colombia tweeted:
“[On] #18M and #19M [PBI] accompanies @Justiciaypazcol [Justice and Peace Commission] in the Perla Amazónica Peasant Reserve Zone [ZRCPA] in #Putumayo, where thanks to the work of ADISPA [the Association for the Integral Sustainable Development of the Perla Amazónica], 90 young people are in defense of #life and #territory.”
The ZRCPA is located near Puerto Asis in the department of Putumayo, which is situated in south-west Colombia near the border with Ecuador.
PBI-Colombia accompanies the Justice and Peace Commission that in turn accompanies Jani Silva, the president of ADISPA.
Amnesty International has highlighted: “Jani Silva has dedicated her life to protecting the Amazon and the life that exists in it from efforts by armed groups and multinational companies to take control of her territory.”
The Guardian has also reported: “Silva says she has seen firsthand the effects of big business in Putumayo, where, she believes, oil companies ‘exploit irresponsibly’ and contaminate the environment.”
And PBI-Colombia has noted: “Over the years, one of the great challenges they have faced has been the arrival and expansion of oil companies.”
“According to Jani, these projects came about in the early 2000s when the people leading the ZRCPA were less active due of the threats they were receiving.”
Amnesty International has noted: “[Jani Silva] has also denounced the socio-environmental effects of oil operations, including those of Amerisur.”
In November 2019, GeoPark purchased Amerisur.
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