The loss would have been due to deforestation generated mainly by the change in land use, agriculture and illegal mining. Only in a year, the country loses an average of 110 thousand hectares.
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La República: Vice-president of Ucayali region, in Peru, legalize illegal timber
This year the Supervisory Agency for Forest Resources ordered the closing of its 4 concessions when he proved the illegal origin of more than 4 thousand cubic meters of wood.
COP 20: Peru and Norway sign agreement of $ 300 million for the Amazon
Peru and Norway signed a framework agreement with $ 300 million fund to protect the Amazon and in terms the fulfillment of goals established by the Peruvian government.
Save the Children: La Pampa, a hell of mercury and exploitation
They call it La Pampa since before it became hell, before the machines become more than 58 thousand hectares of land in a cemetery of trees dipped in mercury.
Aidesep: Indigenous peoples are learning to use drones to protect their territories
The Interethnic Association for the Development of Indigenous Peoples (Aidesep) reported that indigenous leaders from various regions of the country are being trained in the use of drones (unmanned aerial vehicles) for better protection of their territories.
The second murder suspect of four asháninkas in Peru was arrested
Authorities of the Public Ministry announced the arrest of the second suspect in the murder of four Ashaninka leaders in Ucayali, occurred in September.
Observatorio Petrolero: Natives of Peruvian Amazon reported river pollution
International TV reported on the demands of indigenous federations FEDIQUEP, FCONACO, FECONAT and ACOEDCOSPAT to the Peruvian State, due to the pollution of their rivers and lands.
El País: Deaths in the Amazon reveal the scale of illegal logging in Peru
The country loses $ 250 million annually by illegal logging, say Interpol
Loreto: In Tamshiyacu deforestation does not stop and 2126 hectares have already been affected
Despite repeated complaints from affected residents, national press and civil society organizations, illegal deforestation of primary forests in Tamshiyacu (Loreto) continues.
The Economist: Minecraft – Illegal mining in Latin America
Last year researchers from the Carnegie Institution for Science carried out an assessment of Madre de Dios, using a combination of satellites, aircraft and researchers in the field. “We were shocked,” says Greg Asner, the project leader.