The report has identified three main drivers of deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon: large-scale plantations of oil palm and cocoa, gold mining and coca cultivation.
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E-Book shows behavior of extractive industries in Peru
Book ‘Excesses unpunished’ brings reports with evidence and cases in the mining and oil sector in the country.
The rescue of the shipibo world through Intercultural Bilingual Education
Learn about the work that do in Pucallpa Gamaniel Monteluisa, a Shipibo teacher and other teachers of these Amazonian people to maintain their language and traditions through the Intercultural Bilingual Education.
Since 2016 Peruvian banks will evaluate environmental risk to finance projects
The Superintendency of Banking and Insurance of Peru announced that from March 2016, banks will should assess the social and environmental risks before financing a project for further investment to $ 10 million.
Young people spilled oil in front of Pluspetrol to protest against pollution
A group arrived at the outside of the offices of Pluspetrol in Lima to demand remediation of contaminated areas in the Loreto Amazon.
Sierra del Divisor: New logging road threatens Northern section of proposed Park
Here we show how the construction of a new logging road threatens the northwest section of the current Reserved Zone. New high-resolution images reveal that the construction of this logging road has continued to expand in 2015.
Workshop on intellectual property and genetic resources in the Amazon
The event aimed to provide objective information and knowledge on access to genetic resources and bio-piracy and protection of traditional knowledge.
Madre de Dios: Concession for ecotourism was invaded by illegal miners
Peruvian citizen received a concession for ecotourism and after three years the Peruvian Agency for Supervision of Forest Resources and Wildlife found miners carrying illegal gold mining.
The right of indigenous peoples to remain in isolation
Director of Survival International argues that contact the voluntarily isolated indigenous could lead to its disappearance from the severe damage to their health.
Up to 10 years in prison for illegal loggers in native communities
Authority said modifications to the Peruvian Penal Code includes prison for people linked to the illegal timber trade and for those who destroy natural forests.