This is good news for mining, oil, and gas companies eyeing rich reserves under the Amazon rain forest and the Pacific shelf. But, for indigenous communities, it will open a new chapter of dispossession, poverty, and strife; and, for all Peruvians, it amounts to a massive missed opportunity to put the country on a more sustainable development path.
雪上加霜的是，新法律逆转了此前的立法，可能减轻违规者受到的刑罚，甚至可以缓期三年。这对于对亚马逊雨林和太平洋大陆架之下丰富储量馋涎欲滴的矿业、石油和天然气公司来说是一个好消息。但是，对本地社区而言，这不啻于开启了新的侵占、贫困和纷争之门；而对于全体秘鲁人来说，这会导致国家丧失走上更加可持续的发展之路的千载难逢的良机。