In the past few years we have made tremendous progress in protecting the environment in Peru. With the creation of the ministry of the environment last year we now have a Department of the Environment and different sectors. The acronym is PAMA, and they are environmental support programs. These are diagnostic tools we use before any investment.
You were talking about the forestry sector. Despite the fact that we have a large land mass in Peru, we produce very little in the forestry industry, unlike what you do in Asia or other areas of South America. The environment is well protected. We have standards in the mining sector that are fairly high. In the case of Canadian companies that come to Peru, I'd like to point out that there have not been any further complaints by local populations regarding the operations of these companies, because there was a corporate social responsibility law that allowed us to improve things over time.
Peru is in the process of improving its protection of the environment in all senses of the word. Our environmental standards are going through an ongoing review, and all sectors of activity are paying careful attention to not worsen their effect on the environment, especially when it comes to development and the state of the country in general.
Thank you.