Les acteurs de la lutte pour les droits des communautés face aux industries minières: le cas péuvien

Abstract

Conflicts between communities and mining enterprises have been increasing in Peru since the mid-1990s. as exploration and exploitation expanded rapidly in both old and new mining areas. The article first reviews community protest, including the organization of a National Confederation of Communities Affected by Mining (CONACAMI), as well as the actions taken by the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that formed the network Red Muqui to deal with mining conflicts. It then turns to examine the responses of the enterprises, which have ranged from outright rejection of community demands to engagement in dialogue, while the state has vacillated. It concludes by arguing that the current global crisis that has created a hiatus in the expansion of mining provides an opportunity to formulate an agenda for governance for the future.