The land titling process in the Peruvian Amazon have been driven from the State, as part of the policy of liberalization of lands, or in response to the occupation of these.
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Sierra del Divisor: the wait continues for native communities
It was the first time that Aaron Nacua, leader of the Matsés native community of Loreto, visited the Plaza Mayor of Lima and a sergeant of the Police told him he could not be there.
Lot 192: A Chronicle from an airport wrapped in dreams
The only thing that lands at the airport of Andoas, since 10 days, are the dreams of the elderly, young people, mothers, fathers, finally, hundreds of Quechua people from Pastaza region, who have regained the territory seized by the state and the oil companies.
Scientists capture first ever footage of rare, threatened bird in Peru’s Cerros del Sira
The Sira Currasow is a critically endangered bird that lives only in the high altitude tropical forests of the Cerros del Sira mountain range in central Peru.
Confirmed sanction to Chinese citizen by illegal informal mining in Huanuco, Peru
The Chinese citizen Yi Yanguang was denounced by performing this type of mining in three regions (Madre de Dios, Cuzco and Huanuco). Now, he was sanctioned by this and other environmental crimes.
With “laundering” of timber continue cutting primary forests in Ucayali
Peruvian television program broadcast a report on illegal logging in the Ucayali region, showing the allegedly illegal timber transport by boats and trucks.
Ollanta Humala about Lot 192: community claims are legitimate
The Peruvian president said that the claims of native communities in the basin of the Tigre, Pastaza and Corrientes rivers, which require prior consultation before the exploitation of Lot 192, are “legitimate”.
Cusco – Increasing deforestation driven by coca and gold mining
In MAAP #14 we take our first detailed look at the region of Cusco. The city of Cusco is of course well known as the former capital of the Inca empire and current gateway to Machu Picchu, but the greater Cusco region is a vast area including large tracts of Amazon forest. Here, we focus […]
The Matsés, last shamans of the Amazon forest to resist a transnational
The Canadian oil company Pacific Rubiales, from Soros Group, will open hundreds of seismic lines in over 700 square kilometers of virgin forest on this indigenous territory, in the border between Peru and Brazil.
Logging of primary forest for cocoa resumes in Tamshiyacu, Peru
United Cacao Company has deforested 2,126 hectares of primary forest between May 2013 and August 2014. New image reveals that the deforestation has restarted at 2015, with 150 hectares missed during recent months.