Lawyer María José Veramendi Villa collected stories of people who have been negatively impacted by the construction of the Belo Monte Dam, which completed would displace 20 thousand people.
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Loreto: operation against the commercialization of contaminated fish
Police and environmental organizations conducted operations in areas of high risk of contamination in Iquitos, where illegal activities take place.
Forest concession holders in Madre de Dios about to be invaded by illegal miners
People with concessions for reforestation filmed illegal miners trying to invade concessions.
First Private Conservation Area managed by native community was recognized
Area is in the buffer zone of the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, which is recognized as a Ramsar area.
“Legend of the forest loggers”, in PDF
It is the first issue of the comic series to be published by the Peruvian Society for Environmental Law (SPDA) on topics related to the environment.
Peru approved the National Strategy for Interdiction of Illegal Mining
The objective is to eradicate illegal mining and reducing crime related to this activity, such as trafficking in persons, tax evasion and ecological damage.
Loreto: exhibition on indigenous cultures of the Amazon
The exhibition consists of objects and art items from various Amazonian indigenous peoples of Brazil, Colombia and Peru
British Channel diffused story about child prostitution increased due to mining in Madre de Dios
“The invisible victims of illegal mining”, is a report that includes the testimonies of women who were brought to cities such as Puerto Maldonado, through deception, to be sexually exploited in bars where miners and the general public looking to “have a good time”
Huanuco: dredgers and machines for illegal mining were destroyed
Dredgers and heavy equipment destroyed and detainees, was the result of the last operation carried out by the Special Prosecutor for Environmental Matters of Ucayali and Navy of Peru, against illegal mining in the province of Puerto Inca (Huanuco) .
Oil palm companies have deforested more than 13 thousand hectares of primary forest
One of the most affected areas is Tamshiyacu, province of Maynas (Loreto). Here, the company Cacau del Peru Norte SAC deforested -in less than 5 months- 2150 hectares of primary tropical forests.