Get gold humanely if possible, but at all costs get gold. Get gold humanely if possible, but at all costs get gold.

King Ferdinand of Spain, 1514King Ferdinand of Spain, 1514

All lives have equal value, but we can change many more things in poor countries than when you give aid to a country like Peru, with middle-income, which has to exploit its resources and could be as rich as a European country.

Bill Gates, 2012

Peru has become the world’s envy due to its outstanding economic growth in the last decade.

Barack Obama, 2015

As of February of 2015 there are 211 registered social conflicts in Peru. Of these, 122 are related to mining.

Good News to the Whole CreationGood News to the Whole CreationFaith Seeking Understanding in a Climate of ConflictFaith Seeking Understanding in a Climate of Conflict

Our Partners in PeruWhat is the Peru Joining Hands Network?

It is a network of 12 Peruvian organizations

NGO´s and Churches

Our Partners in Peru

The 12 organizations that make up the

Peru Joining Hands Network

are located throughout Peru.

Our Partners in PeruEach of the 12 organizations is addressing poverty, human rights abuses, or environmental crises on the local level through:

Development Projects

Education Programs

Local Advocacy

Compassionate Presence

Our Partners in Peru

These 12 organizations come together as a network to address deeper root causes of the poverty and injustice they witness on a local level by organizing advocacy campaigns on a national and international level. It partners with PC(USA) churches in the United States to carry out this work.

CREATION in PERU

Peru is a Mega-Diverse Country

Cross-section of the natural regions of Peru

WATER CYCLE in SUMMER

OCTOBER - MARCH

RAINY CLIMATE

RIVERS, LAKES, and GLACIERS GROW

AQUIFERS FILL UP

WATER CYCLEin WINTER

APRIL-SEPTEMBER

GLACIERS partially meltDRY CLIMATE

RIVERS, LAKES and GROUNDWATER TABLE diminish

Map of Andean Headwaters

Headwaters and water retension zones (wetlands and moorlands) occupy approximately 33.98% of the national territory (43,810,068.87 hectares)

Moorlands

Headwaters and Water Retension Zones in the High Andes

a country like Peru…which has to exploit its resources…could be as rich as a European country.

Bill Gates, 2012

MINING in PERU

Mining Potential and Headwaters

Mining Potential of Peru

POTENCIAL MINING INDEX

Gold Reserves in Peru

GOLD PRICES Year 2002 $270/ounceYear 2011$1700/ounce

COPPER PRICES

Year 2002 $0.70/lb.Year 2011 $3.80/lb.

Peru Mineral Exports (January – June 2011; in $US millions)

Silver

Gold

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GRID SYSTEM

Scale: 1:100,000

Mining Concessions and Headwaters

More than 21 million hectares of national territory have been concessioned to the mining industry.

Headwaters and water retension zones (wetlands and moorlands) occupy approximately 33.98% of the national territory (43,810,068.87 hectares)

Moorlands

Headwaters and Water Retension Zones in the High Andes

Map of Mining Concessions in Peru

•Exhaustion of minerals in the NORTH.

•Greater social and environmental costs in the NORTH.

•Stable taxes and low regulation in the SOUTH

•Favorable Labor and Environmental legislation in the South.

•Free Trade Agreements guarantee foreign investments.

Movement of Mining Investments from the NORTH to the SOUTH

The governments of Peru have developed a greater “receptivity” to investment. (World Economic Forum, WEF).

Peru subscribes to mecanisms for the protection of investments (World Bank)

Peru exhibits “high grade of investment” (Standard & Poor’s). This is to say that Peru has reduced the risks of the country, making it more attractive to foreign investment.

Attractive Legal Framework of Peru

Subterraneous and Open Pit Mining in Peru

Impacts Impacts of of

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• Contaminates the environment. Few mining companies meet the environmental standards.

• Mining only gives what is demanded of it. There does not exist a criteria for sharing with the local community in its develpment.

• Generates relatively little employment and added value to a community. It is a capital intensive industry.

• Lack of financial transparency. Implementation of EITI is very slow.

• Not always compatible with other industries, i.e. agriculture.

Peru has become the world’s envy due to its outstanding economic growth in the last decade.

Barack Obama, 2015

WEALTH of Mining VS. POVERTYIncredibly, the most impoverished regions of the country have the highest concentration

of mining activity. As the map shows, the mining industry is not contributing to the economic development of the mining regions.

Regions where more than 50% of the population live in poverty

Other Mining Areas

Mining Concessions and Social Conflicts

Law of Consultation

Concessions

Ecological Zoning and Land Rights

Distribution of Benefits

Environmental Monitoring

Environmental Impact Studies

Decentralized Conflict Management

Peru Joining Hands NetworkResponse to Issue of MINING at

the NATIONAL Level (Peru)

La Oroya

Sometimes the conflicts are international.

Case of Renco Group suing Peru for $800 million, claiming his “Investor Rights” as stipuatled in a Free Trade Agreement were violated

Peru Joining Hands NetworkResponse to Issue of MINING at

the GLOBAL Level

•“No Greater Rights for Foreign Investors” - Campaign to reform investment chapters of Free Trade Agreements

CLIMATE CHANGE

WATER CYCLEin WINTER

APRIL-SEPTEMBER

GLACIERS partially meltDRY CLIMATE

RIVERS, LAKES and GROUNDWATER TABLE diminish

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1997

Regressions of Yanamarey Glacier in the Cordillera Blanca

2005

IMPACTS of Climate Change in Andean Regions of Peru

• Loss of crops in the mountains (corn, potatoes, lima beans, wheat), and loss of pastures in the high andean zones.

• Death/Sickness of animals: alpacas, bovine, sheep.

• Presence of disease in the general population.

• Child mortality due to intense cold spells in certain parts of the mountains.

• Increased malnutrition due to increased food insecurity.

• Loss of genetic materials, principally the potato.

• Displacement of crops from one ecological zone to another.

• Changes in the agricultural calendar.

• Changes to crop certifications.

• Migration of populations from rural to urban centers.

• Social Conflicts between communities and families over use of water.

United Nations Conference on Climate Change

December 1-12, Lima

Climate of Conflict Trip to Peru

VIDEO

Statement from Trip Participants

ｷ We believe that climate change is evidence of violence that affects the most vulnerable populations.

ｷ We are particularly concerned that the high level of consumption in many of our societies has created most of the recent climate problems.

ｷ Everyday we hear and see the evidence of climate change in the change of seasons, food production, availability of water, glaciers disappearing ,sea levels rising, and the increased concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

ｷ We know that if nothing is done, we will leave the planet we borrowed from our ancestors unliveable for future generations.

Therefore, we urge:

ｷ Action by national and global authorities on adaptation and mitigation of climate change, paying particular attention to vulnerable populations;

ｷ A review of extractive industries and others that accelerate greenhouse gas emissions and impact water quality and quantity

ｷ Support for renewable energy and energy efficient technologies

ｷ Build healthier environments through more dynamic local economies.

And, we commit ourselves to:

ｷ Engage in a process of education to understand root causes of climate change, poverty and inequality; ｷ Accompany local organizations and populations vulnerable to climate changeｷ Seek a way of life that promotes harmony between humans and nature

A Few Action Steps in the U.S. in the Face of Climate Change

•Sign the Faithful Climate Petition

•“Tread Lightly” Lenten Devotional

•Become and EARTH CARE CONGREGATION: Worship, Education, Church Facilities, Local and Global Outreach

•Guide to Greening Presbyterian Churches

•Guide to Going Carbon Neutral

•Ask President Obama and Congress to take stronger climate action before Paris 2015

•Participate in Joining Hands “No Greater Rights for Foreign Investors”

•Support World Mission

•Support One Great Hour of Sharing