Notes on the Approval and Modification of Environmental Management Instruments of the Mining Sector: Background, New Criteria and Challenges from Normative News

• Autor: La Rosa Airaldi, Luis Antonio
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2014
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistaspuc:article/12492
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/derechoysociedad/article/view/12492
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Gestión ambiental; Ciencia; tecnología e innovación; Proyectos mineros; Instrumentos de gestión ambiental (IGA); Principio Precautorio; Informe Técnico Sustentatorio; Criterios del Ministerio de Energía y Minas; Actualización de estudios ambientales; Environmental management; Science; technology and innovation; Mining projects; Environmental management instruments; Precautionary Principle; Supporting Technical Report; Criteria of the Ministry of Energy and Mines; Updating environmental impact assessments

The author addresses a broad overview of the significant role played by all those new developments and trends in science, technology and innovation (STI), which are applied to the environmental management of mining projects. It also examines the new provisions introduced by the D.S. No. 054-2013-PCM and D.S. No. 060-2013-PCM, as well as their complementary regulations (specifically, those of environmental relevance for the mining sector), in the context of policies aimed at stimulating the economy and promoting private investment that are being implemented by the Government. In addition, the article focuses on different practical situations and evaluates the relevant environmental implications that mining companies usually face when redesigning or modifying the components of their projects. Finally, analyzes the criteria of the Ministry of Energy and Mines concerning the rules on environmental management instruments for the mining industry, and the new regime applicable for amending these instruments, as well as the aspects, scope and measures that are being adopted and discussed with regards to the obligation of updating the approved environmental impact studies.