Peru
2019-2020
FECONAU, IDL, FPP
9,992
The outcome for influencing the FPIC process for FECONAU and the communities affected by Block 200 remains to be determined. The Minister of Energy and Mines (MINEM) decided to suspend the consultation process, with consequential changes to the timeline for the FPIC process. The new estimated dates for the FPIC process are between January and June 2020. Actions to date include:
Development of a legal strategy to support FECONAU in engaging specific Peruvian government authorities. However, MINEM lacked the logistical capacity to carry out the FP IC process for several major oil concessions including Block 200 and passed the responsibility to Perupetro, the state oil firm charged with contracting oil exploration activities. Perupetro on the other hand, does not have the necessary agreements with affected communities to proceed with the consultation, and consequentially, the process for Block 200 was suspended for the time being. Although the suspension should buy more time for FECONAU and IDL to engage with the communities, they are now forced to reconsider their legal strategy vis a vis Perupetro.
FECONAU and IDL are confronting major political and economic forces in Peru with limited resources and MINEM’s transfer of FPIC responsibility to Perupetro assures an extended legal battle and greater challenges for protecting collective land rights in Peru, where there will be a need for increased support of their efforts.
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