According to a report in the TV show Cuarto Poder, the candidate Luís Otsuka has mining concessions and among them is one that covers the territory of the native community Tres Islas and Playa Alta, where mining is not allowed.
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Manu National Park: hidden cameras recorded species in their natural environment
Thanks to the installation of 60 hidden cameras, the Red TEAM-Network managed to register more than 20,000 images of various terrestrial species in Manu National Park, which consolidates the place as the most biodiverse area of the world.
Sustainablily in the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve
The Pacaya Samiria National Reserve in Peru turned 42 years old, and has been protecting biodiversity and providing services to people who live within it. Actualidad Ambiental prepared this special on one of the most biodiverse areas in the Amazon.
Servindi: Judicial sentence ordersto consult Amazon Hydroway Project in Peru
Judge ordered the Ministry of Transport and Communications suspend Amazon Hydroway project to conduct a prior consultation with the native communities of the Maranon River.
Andina: Court orders company to paralyze depredation of forests in Ucayali
In Peru, the Ucayali Court ordered the immediate suspension of contaminants, extractive and predatory activities that a company makes in Nueva Requena and Curimana.
‘River wolves’ recover in Peruvian park, but still remain threatened
A new study in PLOS ONE finds that the species’ population has recovered to full capacity in most of its habitat in Manu National Park in Peru.
The Guardian: Illegal loggers remain hidden in Peru’s forest
State exercises little control over remote Amazon region blighted by poverty and illiteracy, and organised crime fills the vacuum.
Peru’s enviornmental agency will receive a reduced budget without proper legal basis
Due to access to public information, it is known that Peru’s Evaluation and Environmental Control Agency (OEFA) requested a budget of 166 260 160 nuevos soles but, according to the draft budget approved by the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), they were only allocated 130 260 160 nuevos soles.
Peruvian Regional governments must report mining environmental monitoring
The Agency for Assessment and Environmental Control (OEFA) of Peru reported that the regional governments, the Directorate General of Mines, Ministry of Mines and Energy and DG and Coastguards have until Oct. 15 to report environmental monitoring of small scale and artisanal mining, for the third quarter of 2014.
PUINAMUDT: Residents of Cuninico after spill say the fishing is over
“The main source of income we had for the population and for our food, we have not it, that is fishing”, “everything has been done with this spill,” said a resident.