Indigenous people in Peru’s northeastern Amazon are taking legal action to block oil exploration in a concession that overlaps with their territory. 

A coalition of NGOs denounced the Peruvian government’s acceptance of an environmental impact study submitted in support of the controversial Tía María mining project. 

Ombudsman Rolando Villena ordered compliance with a judgment demanding a reversal of the eviction notice for the indigenous communities in the timber area of Pando.