camisea gas project

Cranes digging vast quantities of construction materials from the Urubamba river bank along the right of way for the Camisea gas pipeline in Peru, August 2002

In August 2003, the US Export-Import Bank decided not to finance the Camisea gas project in Peru following intense local and international pressure from environmental and human rights groups including Friends of the Earth United States.

Camisea is the most damaging project in the Amazon Basin, with gas extraction operations taking place in indigenous peoples' territories and a pipeline cutting through one of the world's most pristine rainforests. Campaigners hope that this rejection will send a signal to other funders that the project is financially, environmentally and socially risky.

with thanks to our funders: the c.s. mott foundation and the wallace global fund.

Read more about the Camisea Project

Read about more campaign victories in our annual report 2003 (pdf)