22 November - 1 December 2022 Marañón Waterkeeper is running a 9 day Art + Conservation Expedition down the Marañón River. Guests are invited to join the trip, participate in workshops and co-create a mural with artists and locals in Tupén Grande. Thanks to collaboration with: Conservamos por Naturaleza, Marañón Experience, Coast 2 Coast Movement. [...]
September 9, 2021 - Marseille France:The IUCN World Conservation Congress approved Motion 013 “Protection of Andes-Amazon rivers of Peru: the Marañón, Ucayali, Huallaga and Amazonas, from large-scale infrastructure projects”. We also took this opportunity to make the world premiere for our new film ' The Roar of the Marañón. https://vimeo.com/514016411 Trailer: The Roar of the Marañón [...]
December 2016 marks the one year anniversary of Marañón Waterkeeper, we would like to thank all of you for your support over the past year. What a year it was, and what a year the next one will be! Amazonian Dams put on hold, Growing the team, New report on status of Marañón Dams and [...]
Update on Dam Projects: The Chilia Hydroelectric Project has advanced to the next stage of development. The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has been submitted and is currently undergoing evaluation by the Ministry of Energy and Mining (MINEM). The Chilia Project would have a dam wall of 117m, be located at 2200m meters above sea level in [...]
[Versión Español] Press Release: Endesa Renounces its rights to water, cancelling its hydroelectric Projects. Marañón Waterkeeper questions viability of Veracruz Dam on the Marañón. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Benjamin Webb, International Coordinator, Marañón Waterkeeper benjamin@maranonwaterkeeper.org +51 9 51242355 Lima, Peru, Friday, September 02, 2016 –– Endesa Chile, a multinational energy company with US $4.2 billion in 2015 revenues, is [...]
This Petition calls upon the Peruvian Government, specifically the Minister of Environment, the Minister of Energy and Mines and the Minister of Culture to complete a Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Marañón River basin, before hydroelectric developments in this basin can proceed any further. Why sign the Petition? The Peruvian government has [...]
The Marañón River is under threat from hydroelectric projects, International Coordinator of Marañón Waterkeeper shares some thoughts on what it takes to protect a wild river like this. What does it take to save a river? I think it’s simple. It takes people who care about it, moving and agitating and working towards its protection; [...]
Welcome to the world, Marañón Waterkeeper website! Over the coming months (and years) we will be building up this website to inform people about the health of and potential threats to the Marañón River. From this platform we will launch initiatives to counter these threats and create a community that care for the river. Right now, the platform [...]
