Peru

Key Documents and Materials

1. •September 13, 2011 - The communities of Nuevo Sucre and Canaán sent an open letter to the CAO regarding completion of the dispute-resolution process.
   

2. •September 12, 2011 - The Peruvian Government’s multi-sectoral commission of Vice-Ministers reached an official agreement with the indigenous communities of Nuevo Sucre and Canaán that confirm’s Maple Energy plc’s contamination of Shipibo land and waterways. Read the full press release here and the Agreement here. Background and more information here.

   

   
   

3. •August 18, 2011 - The Government of Peru (Ministerio del Ambiente del Perú) agrees to form a multi-sectoral commission to investigate the spills by Maple Energy / Maple Gas on Shipibo territory in Nuevo Sucre and Canaán.
   

4. •August 11, 2011 - Communities end dialogue with Maple Energy and on August 15, 2011 they issue a press release.
   

5. •August 2011 - Indigenous Federations ORAU and FECONBU send a third letter to the Peruvian Government demanding an investigation regarding the July 10, 2011 Maple Energy oil spill in the Mashiria Creek in the village of Nuevo Sucre:
   

6. ‣August 3, 2011 Letter to OEFA
   

7. •July 2011 - Indigenous Federations ORAU and FECONBU send two complaint letters to the Peruvian Government demanding an investigation regarding the July 10,

   

   2011 Maple Energy oil spill in the Mashiria Creek in the village of Nuevo Sucre:
   

8. ‣July 15, 2011 Letter to the Peruvian Government Environmental Regulatory Agency, OEFA (“Organismo de Evaluación y Fiscalización Ambiental”);
   

9. ‣July 20, 2011 Letter to OEFA
   

10. •July 2011 - Accountability Counsel videos taken by Staff Attorney Komala Ramachandra who was in Nuevo Sucre, Peru on the day of the most recent Maple Energy oil spill, are available here.
    

11. •July 2011 - Report from DAR (“Derecho Ambiente y Recursos Naturales”) about Hydrocarbon activity in the Shipibo communities.
    

12. •January 2011 - CAO Assessment Report/ Informe
    

13. ‣Assessment Report in English;
    

14. ‣Informe de Evaluación en Español
    

15. •April 6, 2010 - Press Release re Filing of Shipibo Complaint to the CAO re Maple Energy

    

    
    

16. •April 6, 2010 - Complaint filed to the CAO
    

17. ‣Complaint to the CAO in English (without signatures);
    

18. ‣Complaint to the CAO in Spanish/ Demanda en Español (with signatures);
    

19. ‣Exhibit Index
    

20. •April 6, 2010 - Video About the Maple Energy Case
    

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