The long-awaited international expert report on the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Conga mining project was presented Tuesday the 17th of April. The three international experts, José Martins Carvalho, Luis López García and Rafael Fernández Rubio, handed over the 260 pages to Óscar Valdés, the president of the Council of Ministers.
Why did the government of Peru initiated this expert report?
CATAPA presents - from February 14th until March 15th - DocuLatino IV, a Latin American documentary festival. This edition puts forward the problems of the gold mining and oil industry. From March 13th until March 15th DocuLatino takes place in Leuven.
Where? Auditoria Van Evenstraat - Van Evenstraat 2, Leuven - next to Pangaea
Price? Free entrance
Starts at 20h00
Program
March 13th
On this Sunday morning CATAPA and BELMUNDO invite you to enjoy a nice breakfast together with three rebels from around the world.
With us will be Nancy Fuentes León, MSc in Local Development and activist fighting against the mining industry in the region of Cajamarca, Peru;
CATAPA Y LA CASA DE AMERICA LATINA PRESENTA:
CONFERENCIA: El Impacto de la Explotacion Irresponsable de Recursos Naturales en Perú
Guest lecture facilitated by Marc Craps.
The goal is broadening our knowledge about the impact of extractive industries in Peru.
This will be done by the presentation of two cases.
One of the cases will tell us about the impact of mining practises in the region of Cajamarca. This case will be presented by Nancy Fuentes Leòn, resident of the region of Cajamarca and specialist in local development (MSc).