One of the most intact and biodiverse rainforest regions on Earth, located in the Upper Amazon Basin on the Ecuadorian-Peruvian border, is now threatened by imminent oil development, warns a conservation organization based in Washington with close ties to its counterpart groups in South America…. "Three different oil companies are set to begin operations [there]" said Dr. Matt Finer, an ecologist with...Save America's Forests…. In addition to concerns about the region's extraordinary biodiversity, these new projects pose a major threat to Peru's vulnerable uncontacted peoples. [refers to Barratt Resources, Repsol, Petrobras, Pacific Stratus Energy, Occidental]