Peru’s top court has affirmed the right of an Amazon indigenous community to block outsiders from entering its lands – a ruling that could foil resource extraction in tribal areas, experts said.

Among London-listed and London-financed companies operating in Peru are Anglo American, BHP Billiton, Monterrico Metals, Newmont, Rio Tinto and Xstrata.

See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=11949.