Peruvian business journal La Republica reported on the
Peruvian government’s ongoing fight against illegal mining. In particular, the
Peruvian department of Madre de Dios has been one of the hotbeds of illegal
mining activity in the country, and the government as a result has focused its
operations in this department.
Over the weekend, La
Republica reported that, come Monday, there would be almost 50% more forest
rangers in the three national parks in the Madre de Dios region. The number of
park rangers will increase from 50 to 73, and the new rangers previously worked
as park volunteers in other parts of the country, so they should be able to hit
the ground running. The new rangers will focus on carrying out additional
patrols of the parks to catch illegal miners.
El
Comercio provided another piece of good news in Peru’s fight against
illegal mining, as the Peruvian armed forces carried out their first operation
against illegal miners in a national park. The report noted that news of the
interdiction came two months after the release of satellite imagery showing
that illegal miners had started operating in the Tambopata national park. The
Peruvian authorities were able to destroy equipment and machines used in
illegal mining, but were not able to capture any illegal miners.
In oil-related news, Transportadora de Gas del Peru, the
operator of Peru’s largest natural gas liquids pipeline, told
the press that it had started repairs on a leak that had forced the shutdown of
the pipeline last week. The report did not mention whether the leak resulted in
any environmental damages.
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