The Moratorium on the Entry of LMOs to Peru: Analyzing How the Government Decided to Defend Our Biodiversity

SECO / WTI Academic Cooperation Project Working Paper Series 2014/11

31 Pages Posted: 22 May 2015 Last revised: 23 Oct 2015

Date Written: November 2014

Abstract

For a long time living modified organisms (LMOs) have been a source of concern and debate by governments, the industrial sector and consumers. As one of the most biologically diverse countries, Peru has not been a stranger to these problems, and the approach of this country has been through the establishment of a moratorium on certain uses of LMOs.

This research studies the aforementioned moratorium in order to determine whether the measure is consistent with the legal framework on biodiversity, especially with the Convention on Biological Diversity(CBD) and the Cartagena Protocol.

To this purpose we explain the characteristics of the moratorium in Peru, the arguments used to justify it and then analyze the moratorium based on the CBD and the Cartagena Protocol, particularly in relation to the precautionary principle. Furthermore, we investigate the progress that the Peruvian government has made so far in implementing the moratorium.

Finally, although the research is focused on Peru, the analysis of the successes, failures and observed risks is important for any country wishing to protect its biodiversity.

Keywords: Living Modified Organisms, LMOs, Biodiversity, Peru, Convention on Biological Diversity, CBD, Cartagena Protocol

JEL Classification: K32, K33

Suggested Citation

Maraví Contreras, Alfredo, The Moratorium on the Entry of LMOs to Peru: Analyzing How the Government Decided to Defend Our Biodiversity (November 2014). SECO / WTI Academic Cooperation Project Working Paper Series 2014/11 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2608393 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2608393

Alfredo Maraví Contreras (Contact Author)

Pontifical Catholic University of Peru ( email )

1801 Universitaria Avenue
San Miguel
Lima, Lima Lima32
Peru

Do you have negative results from your research you’d like to share?

Paper statistics

Downloads
42
Abstract Views
380
PlumX Metrics