In an operation against illegal mining, members of the Navy of Peru intervened in areas of the Malinowski River in the Tambopata National Reserve in Madre de Dios.
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Increasing deforestation along lower Las Piedras River, Madre de Dios, Peru
The Las Piedras River, a major tributary of the Madre de Dios River in the southeast of the Peruvian Amazon, is increasingly being recognized for its exceptional wildlife, and by presence of indigenous peoples in voluntary isolation.
Yaguas – Another big conservation opportunity for Peru
In 2016, there is the opportunity for another major conservation victory in Peru: creation of Yaguas National Park. Yaguas received Reserved Zone status in 2011 and is now awaiting its final designation.
Peruvian documentary “The routes of gold” is now online
“The routes of gold”, a documentary that shows the paths taken by illegal trade of the Amazonian gold in Peru, Bolivia and Brazil, is now available on the web.
Peruvian Amazon committed to private and community conservation
In the Amazon region there are about 14 Private Conservation Areas associated through Amazonas Biodiversity Conservation Initiatives Network .
Peruvian government terminates head of forest watchdog agency
According to many, Rolando Navarro Gómez represented a shift in the Peruvian government’s commitment to fight illegal logging.
After six years of Baguazo, indigenous struggle for territoriality in Peru continues
Groups of leaders and organizations of Awajún and Wampis people are still working on its defense strategy of the ancestral indigenous territories and consulted construction of Indigenous Territory and Government proposal.
In Peru, complaints of illegal logging are sent via social networks
The National Forest and Wildlife Service of that country is implementing a platform for receiving complaints through social networks and direct contacts: Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, email, web and cell phone.
Project to record indigenous ancestral knowledge in Madre de Dios, Peru
The project aims to document the ancestral knowledge of indigenous communities, so it does not lose on the time and to be protected.
Peru: Murdered environmental leader opposition to dam in the Maranon River
On Monday December 28 was killed with five shots the environmental leader Hitler Ananias Gonzales Rojas, 34, who led a struggle against dams in the Maranon River.