CASO COMUNIDAD INDÍGENA CACATAIBO SOLICITUD DE MEDIDAS CAUTELARES URGENTES: SUSPENSIÓN EXPLORACIÓN DE HIDROCARBUROS

The Federation of Native Cacataibo Communities (FENACOCA), supported by legal counsel, requests urgent precautionary measures from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to stop hydrocarbon exploration in Peru's Lote 107. The request highlights that 2D seismic exploration by Petroleum del Peru S.A.C. poses an imminent threat to isolated Cacataibo indigenous people through potential water contamination and the use of explosives, which could force contact and lead to irreversible damage or the extinction of these communities.

• Hydrocarbon exploration, specifically 2D seismic exploration, is identified as a grave and imminent threat to isolated Cacataibo indigenous people because Petroleum del Peru S.A.C. has already begun laying explosives for seismic lines in Lote 107 following state approval of its environmental impact study.
• The exploration activities threaten isolated indigenous populations through the contamination of rivers with sewage and hazardous waste, which may spread diseases to people lacking immunological defenses, and through the detonation of explosives in proposed Cacataibo Territorial Reserves and transit zones.
• The use of explosives in 2D seismic exploration risks forcing contact with isolated Cacataibo people, a process that historical experience shows can result in damage to life, personal integrity, and the very existence of indigenous communities.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2007). CASO COMUNIDAD INDÍGENA CACATAIBO SOLICITUD DE MEDIDAS CAUTELARES URGENTES: SUSPENSIÓN EXPLORACIÓN DE HIDROCARBUROS. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Cacataibo_Medidas-Solicitadas.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. CASO COMUNIDAD INDÍGENA CACATAIBO SOLICITUD DE MEDIDAS CAUTELARES URGENTES: SUSPENSIÓN EXPLORACIÓN DE HIDROCARBUROS. 2007. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Cacataibo_Medidas-Solicitadas.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2007caso, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{CASO COMUNIDAD INDÍGENA CACATAIBO SOLICITUD DE MEDIDAS CAUTELARES URGENTES: SUSPENSIÓN EXPLORACIÓN DE HIDROCARBUROS}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2007}, month = dec, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Cacataibo_Medidas-Solicitadas.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }