September, 2021. – With the aim of finding specialists to develop the Rehabilitation Plans for twelve sites impacted by hydrocarbon activities in the Marañón River basin, Profonanpe, Peru's environmental fund, has begun the process of calling for independent and qualified consultants, alone or in consortium.
This stage is one of the first steps in the environmental remediation process of this area, which has seen the health and ecosystems of native communities in the Pastaza, Tigre, Corrientes and Marañón river basins of the Loreto department affected.
The call is made on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Contingency Fund for Environmental Remediation, made up of the Quechua Indigenous Federation of Pastaza (FEDIQUEP), the Federation of Native Communities of the Corrientes River (FECONACOR), the Federation of Native Communities of the Upper Tigre (FECONAT), and the Cocama Association for Development and Conservation of San Pablo de Tipishca (ACODECOSPAT).
The Environmental Remediation Contingency Fund, created by Law No. 30321, covers the Pastaza, Tigre, Corrientes, and Marañón river basins. Profonanpe has served as the Technical, Administrative, and Financial Secretariat of the Contingency Fund since January 2020.
The Board also includes representatives from the Ministry of Energy and Mines; the Ministry of Environment; the Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation; the Ministry of Health; and the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation.
The application process ends on September 27th and consists of two stages: prequalification and selection. For more information about the selection process instructions, application forms for interested consultants, and terms of reference, please visit [link to website]. here.
