IQUIRA NOT EXPLOTED

We demand the revocation of the environmental license granted to the multinational Telpico for oil exploration in the block called VSM22 located in the municipality of Iquira - Teruel- Yaguará the department of Huila . The company has not made prior consultations with indigenous communities in the area established in Decree 1320 of 1998. In addition , this area has great water wealth and great biodiversity that could be affected by this operation , hurting farmers who depend on these sources for their survival. According to studies by the University Coperativa if this area were to disappear or affected much of Huila is not have the amount of oxygen that today has . Therefore , we demand that this environmental license to protect this wealth that provides water and oxygen to the department of Huila revoked.

IQUIRA MOBILIZED WITH TELPICO

An impressive mobilization against oil exploitation by Telpico was made over the weekend by the Committee for the Defense of Land, Water and Life Iquira.
The march was attended by more than three thousand people from the districts and villages in the municipality such as Black River, Santa Barbara, Chaparro, St. Lucia, Ibirco, San Luis, Juancho, Lot, Valencia Peace, Guamal, Cachingo High and Low, La Hocha, Jao, Villa Maria, Nazareth, Lejanías, San Francisco and Limonar.
Also represented were also the Asoquimbo, Crihu, luggage Rio Black, Indigenous Guard, Atch, ādiḥ, Iquira Municipal Council, religious communities, educational institution Mary Help Golden Spikes, Community Radio station, group media organizations.
Amid the banners and speeches that were launched along the route, the municipal band and the group of Andean music of indigenous communities, they enlivened the day.
Participants demanded that the National Agency of Environmental Licenses, Anla, the immediate repeal of the environmental license granted to the company Telpico and the national government moratorium on energy policy.
The demonstrators expressed support for the referendum, next to be held in the city of Ibague, against mining.
The Committee for the Defense of Land, Water and Life on 25 August will participate in the installation of the Social Mesa Mining Energy for the moratorium on mineroenergética policy and a new sovereign and independent model.Asoquimbo highlighted the committed work of the organizing committee.

Laura Mercedes Rivas Carvajal     Grado:1002