The Wampis Nation leaders made their way to Londons House of Commons to speak with British law-makers about a pressing issue affecting their home-land (the meeting took place in mid-nov 2024)
The native representatives aim to stop international banking support for oil-related projects in their region; these activities harm the Amazon rainforest where their people have lived for many generations
Three major financial institutions - HSBC‚ JPMorgan Chase‚ and Santander - provide money to Petroperu‚ the state oil company thats upgrading its coastal facility. The oil moves through a super-long pipeline: it stretches 680 miles across the rain-forest and brings crude to the processing plant
The banks involvement in funding these oil operations directly impacts the Wampis ancestral lands; this creates problems for local communities that depend on the forest