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The Peruvian government approved an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in August 2007 for the 2D Seismic Project for Block 107, allowing the Canadian-headquartered company Petrolífera to conduct oil and gas exploration using dynamite blasts. This project superimposes 50% of proposed territorial reserves intended to protect the Cacataibo peoples in voluntary isolation (Camanos). Despite requests dating back to 1999, the Peruvian government has failed to establish these reserves. The EIA process is criticized for lacking transparency, ignoring 65 observations from INRENA, and failing to provide adequate measures to prevent forced contact, which historically leads to illness and death for isolated indigenous groups. In response, FENACOCA, IBC, and CIEL are seeking precautionary measures from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).

The document details the risks to the Cacataibo people in voluntary isolation in Peru's Central Jungle due to the approval of the 2D Seismic Project Lot 107. It highlights the failure of the Peruvian state to establish proposed territorial reserves and the dangers of using dynamite for seismic exploration in these areas. The briefing calls for precautionary measures from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to prevent forced contact and protect the life and integrity of the isolated groups.