Data

General Issues
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Mining Industries
Environment
Specific Topics
Natural Resource Management
Natural Gas & Oil
Collections
LATINNO
Location
Fusagasugá
Colombia
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Links
Pacifista - Fusagasugá: la mayor consulta de Colombia, sobre el páramo más grande del mundo
Semana - Fusagasugá prohibió el 'fracking': ¿y ahora qué?
El Espectador - Fusagasugá (Cundinamarca) le dijo No al petróleo y la minería
Comité Ambiental - Todos Por Fusagasugá Facebook page
Start Date
End Date
Ongoing
No
Time Limited or Repeated?
A single, defined period of time
Purpose/Goal
Make, influence, or challenge decisions of government and public bodies
Make, influence, or challenge decisions of private organizations
Approach
Direct decision making
Total Number of Participants
39377
Open to All or Limited to Some?
Open to All
General Types of Methods
Direct democracy
General Types of Tools/Techniques
Facilitate decision-making
Collect, analyse and/or solicit feedback
Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
Initiative Process
Legality
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Express Opinions/Preferences Only
Decision Methods
Voting
Communication of Insights & Outcomes
Traditional Media
Type of Organizer/Manager
Community Based Organization
Staff
No
Evidence of Impact
Yes
Types of Change
Changes in public policy
Implementers of Change
Elected Public Officials

CASE

Popular Consultation on Mining and Oil Exploitation in Fusagasugá

October 11, 2020 Jaskiran Gakhal, Participedia Team
October 10, 2020 Jaskiran Gakhal, Participedia Team
October 5, 2020 LATINNO
January 29, 2020 LATINNO
April 25, 2019 Scott Fletcher Bowlsby
April 25, 2019 LATINNO
General Issues
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Mining Industries
Environment
Specific Topics
Natural Resource Management
Natural Gas & Oil
Collections
LATINNO
Location
Fusagasugá
Colombia
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Links
Pacifista - Fusagasugá: la mayor consulta de Colombia, sobre el páramo más grande del mundo
Semana - Fusagasugá prohibió el 'fracking': ¿y ahora qué?
El Espectador - Fusagasugá (Cundinamarca) le dijo No al petróleo y la minería
Comité Ambiental - Todos Por Fusagasugá Facebook page
Start Date
End Date
Ongoing
No
Time Limited or Repeated?
A single, defined period of time
Purpose/Goal
Make, influence, or challenge decisions of government and public bodies
Make, influence, or challenge decisions of private organizations
Approach
Direct decision making
Total Number of Participants
39377
Open to All or Limited to Some?
Open to All
General Types of Methods
Direct democracy
General Types of Tools/Techniques
Facilitate decision-making
Collect, analyse and/or solicit feedback
Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
Initiative Process
Legality
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Express Opinions/Preferences Only
Decision Methods
Voting
Communication of Insights & Outcomes
Traditional Media
Type of Organizer/Manager
Community Based Organization
Staff
No
Evidence of Impact
Yes
Types of Change
Changes in public policy
Implementers of Change
Elected Public Officials

An initiative held on October 21, 2018 in Fusagasugá, Colombia focused on consulting the municipality's citizens on mining and oil exploration.

Problems and Purpose

The Popular Consultation on Mining and Oil Exploitation in Fusagasugá was a citizen initiative held on October 21, 2018 in the Colombian municipality and was led by the Committee All for Fusagasugá (Span. Todos por Fusagasugá). The question of the consultation was the following: Do you agree, or not, that in the municipality of Fusagasugá seismic exploration, exploratory drilling, fracking, hydrocarbon production and large scale mining activities should be carried out?

Background History and Context

Organizing, Supporting, and Funding Entities

Participant Recruitment and Selection

According to the National Registry of Civil Status, 34,800 votes were needed to reach the threshold.

Methods and Tools Used

What Went On: Process, Interaction, and Participation

A total of 39,175 people voted to reject these activities in the territory, while 202 supported their implementation.

Influence, Outcomes, and Effects

With these overwhelming results, this Colombian town became the first in Latin America to ban fracking through a citizen participation mechanism. 

Analysis and Lessons Learned

See Also

Initiative Process

References

Silvia Pedreros, “Fusagasugá a Consulta Popular Para Definir Explotación Minera y Petrolera En El Municipio,” Periódico El Campesino, November 10, 2018, https://www.elcampesino.co/fusagasuga-a-consulta-popular-para-definir-explotacion-minera-y-petrolera-en-el-municipio/.

External Links

Pacifista - Fusagasugá: la mayor consulta de Colombia, sobre el páramo más grande del mundo

Notes