Diana Ríos Rengifo took on the defense of the Peruvian Amazon after the murder of her father, a well-known Asheninka leader in the fight against illegal loggers. The trees in Saweto, a community located near the Peruvian border with Brazil, are highly coveted on the market and are threatened by indiscriminate logging.
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New talks on oil pollution could end indigenous blockade of Amazonian river in Peru
An indigenous protest over oil pollution in the Peruvian Amazon — which is blocking boat traffic on the Marañón River, a crucial transportation route — could move toward a solution in the coming days, with a meeting between protesters and Cabinet ministers.
New frontier of gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon
In the current report, we show the new gold mining frontiers in northern and central Peru: two cases in the region of Amazonas and a case in the buffer zone of El Sira Communal Reserve, in the Huanuco region.
Madre de Dios, Peru: The road that cuts the heart of the Amazon
An OjoPublico.com team traveled the forests of Madre de Dios, Peru, and discovered that an illegal highway promoted by the regional governor, Luis Otsuka, is the new corridor for the trafficking of timber and fuel from Cusco to center of illegal mining in the Amazon. Otsuka was accused of illegal deforestation last November for having […]
Peru: Two oil spills impacted 4425 square meters of Amazon territory
The total area of the Amazon territory that was affected by two spills that took place in August in New Alianza, in the Amazon region of Loreto, Peru, has an extension of more than three Olympic swimming pools.
Peru: last oil spill pollutes farm fields in Amazonas State
Reports from Peruvian Civil Defense Institute also report the number of people and homes affected after the spill in the Uchichiangos river.
Early warnings of deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon
GLAD warning system identifies areas of forest loss analyzing Landsat satellite images (30 m resolution) weekly.
Peru: Petróleo e mineração unidos contra áreas naturais protegidas
Petroleum and mining, after destroying and contaminating everything they touched, now want to invade Peru’s national parks.[:]
Peru: conservation, economic development and a new government
The director of Andes Amazon Fund analyzes and highlights the successes and failures of the government is ending and notes with concern the proposals of the government that is about to begin.[:]
Peru: United Cacao project is in territory classified as forest land
According to studies by the Ministry of Agriculture, most United Cacao deforestation occurred in soils suitable for forestry, which is not permitted.[:]