ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE IN PERU
German Vera Paper presented for the University of Joensuu-UNEP Course on International Environmental Law/Making and Diplomacy 2009 Content 1. Introduction 2. History 3. Environmental governance in Peru 4. Political approaches to environmental problems in Peru: Climate Change and Biodiversity 5. Conclusions 1. Introduction [1] This document has been prepared to discuss environmental governance in Peru. The paper will study the current situation of the environmental management in Peru (during 2008 and 2009) and relate it to the actual trends in international environmental law. 2. History Peru is a medium size country in South America. It has now around 29 million inhabitants. Peru is composed by three natural regions: the coast, the highlands and the tropical forest. Peru share borders with Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia and Chile. Regionally Peru belongs to the “Andean Community” also with Colombia, Bolivia and Ecuador. It is also member of the Organization of American States (OAS).