Peru is in hot competition with Brazil to be the main focus of Amazonian deforestation, writes Clément Doleac. A neoliberal government desperate to hand over the country's forests, oil, gas, minerals and indigenous lands for corporate exploitation is unafraid to break national laws, turn a blind eye to air and water pollution, and respond to any challenges with overwhelming violence.
… Neoliberals with chainsaws: deforestation in Peru and the future of the Amazon Clément Doleac | 5th October 2015 News Peru Forests Land Grabs Indigenous Peoples Corporations Politics bagua-cut.jpg Peru is in hot competition with Brazil to be …
As Peru prepares to host UN climate talks, Global Witness exposes the murder of Peruvian eco-defenders - 57 killed since 2002, including indigenous leaders protecting their forests from illegal logging ignored by police and Government.
… Peru: indigenous leaders murdered for … The Ecologist | 18th November 2014 News Peru Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Forests … taken - but four Indians were murdered. As Peru prepares to host UN climate talks, Global …
Peru's government is actively undermining indigenous peoples' efforts to protect their forests - by refusing to title 20 million hectares of their lands and turning a blind eye to illegal logging. At the same time it's handing out vast concessions for oil, gas, mining and timber exploitation, expanding palm oil production and planning 50 major forest-flooding dams.
… COP20 host Peru claims forest 'leadership' - while … Indigenous Peoples Oil Gas Fossil Fuels Peru amazon-village-peru-cut.jpg Peru's government is actively …
Death threats to an indigenous forest defender in Peru have followed his success in closing down an illegal palm oil operation on his tribe's lands carried out by a member company of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, now meeting in Kuala Lumpur.
… Peru rainforest defender threatened: 'we will … Ecologist | 19th November 2015 News Forests Peru Indigenous Peoples Law Regulation palm-oil-peru-cut.jpg Death threats to an indigenous …
Peru is set to embark on a major expansion of gas operations in the Camisea region in the Amazon - a move which could decimate Indigenous peoples, both those in ‘voluntary isolation’ and others in the early stages of contact. David Hill reports
… Peru's Mysterious ‘Lot Fitzcarrald’ Threatens … Hill | 11th December 2012 News david hill peru.jpg Will Peru enforce the law to protect its isolated …
The COP20 host, Peru's President Humala, certainly talked the talk on indigenous rights last September when he signed a $300 million deal with Norway. But his violations of indigenous rights, 'hands off' approach to murders of indigenous leaders and recent unguarded comments betray his true sentiments.
… How long can Norway ignore Peru's indigenous rights violations? Chris Lang | 10th December 2014 Comment Peru Forests Law Indigenous Peoples Norway … The COP20 host, Peru's President Humala, certainly talked the …
Peru's Congress may soon approve a road through remote rainforest which is home to the country's last uncontacted tribes. The link to the Inter-Oceanic highway would open the area up to land grabs, wood cutting and gold mining, and expose vulnerable indigenous people to diseases to which they have no immunity.
… Amazon: rainforest road threatens Peru's last isolated tribes Oliver Tickell | 1st December 2016 News Peru Indigenous Peoples Forests Transport Human Rights prohibido-cut.jpg Peru's Congress may soon approve a road …
Three exporters caught up in Peru's biggest timber scandal have been caught on camera by the social justice and environment Global Witness. LAURA FURONES from the charity gives the inside story.
… footage exposes exporters involved in Peru's biggest timber scandal Laura Furones | … 405706.jpg Three exporters caught up in Peru's biggest timber scandal have been caught … open secret in laundering illegal timber from Peru's Amazon, but no exporter has ever been …
Soaring global demand for fishmeal primarily for animal feed or fish farms, including salmon, is wrecking havoc on the once abundant fish stocks of the southern Pacific
… Peru's vanishing fish stocks 'devastated' by … 2012 News Fish Food And Farming Fishmeal Peru Natural World fishperu.jpg Soaring global demand for fishmeal …
A new wave of ruthless conquistadors has arrived in Peru, write Aldo Orellana Lopez and Philippa de Boissière - global corporations after minerals, oil, gas, timber, land ... And instead of brandishing the Bible and the sword, they proclaim high sounding policies on environment and human rights, while co-opting police and politicians in their pillage of resources.
… Glencore Xstrata and corporate power in Peru Aldo Orellana Lopez Philippa de Boissière | 27th December 2014 News Peru Corporations Fossil Fuels Indigenous … mine pollution in Espinar provfince, Peru. A new wave of ruthless conquistadors has …
Most gold mining in Peru causes serious environmental damage, write John Crabtree & Judith Condor-Vidal, but there is one exception - a Fair Trade certified mine close to the world-famous Nazca Lines. Now it's up to us to demand Fair Trade gold from the jewellery trade, rewarding responsible producers and expanding the market for new Fair Trade gold miners.
… Fair Trade gold mining in the highlands of Peru John Crabtree Judith Condor-Vidal | 14th … 2015 Ethical Living Mining Pollution Society Peru South America company-office-cut.jpg … Photo: John Crabtree. Most gold mining in Peru causes serious environmental damage, …
If the state does not defend citizens against the violence and destruction of mining, people and communities must defend themselves, writes Raul Zibechi. And in Peru and Colombia that's exactly what they are doing, re-asserting indigenous control of the land and its resources.
… Indigenous Peoples Mining Community Colombia Peru maqui-maqui-cut.jpg If the state does not … themselves, writes Raul Zibechi. And in Peru and Colombia that's exactly what they are … of new ways to prevent dispossession. Peru and Colombia are experiencing this …
Peru - host of the COP20 UN climate conference now under way in Lima - is facing rebellion by a 3,500 strong indigenous people deep in the Amazon committed to fighting oil exploration in their forest territory, writes David Hill, following the government's failure to consult Matsés communities or respect their rights.
… 'It's war!' Peru-Brazil indigenous people pledge to fight … December 2014 News Indigenous Peoples Brazil Peru Oil Fossil Fuels War Corpoirations … A Matsés leader in the Peruvian Amazon pledges to attack oil workers …
Survivors of a previously unknown Amazon tribe have escaped gunmen in Peru, seeking refuge with settled indigenous communities in Brazil. But as Alice Bayer reports, their problems are far from over. Many remain under threat in Peru, and even the refugees are at risk of common but potentially lethal infections.
… Peru: uncontacted tribe flees massacre in the … International | 22nd August 2014 News Brazil Peru Indigenous Peoples Forests Mining Health … unknown Amazon tribe have escaped gunmen in Peru, seeking refuge with settled indigenous …
A US-backed billion-dollar gold mine has attracted thousands of protestors in recent weeks. Many have the poor economic legacy of existing mines fresh in their minds, reports Gervase Pouldon in Cajamarca, Peru
… Tainted gold: thousands join protest against Peru's largest ever mining project Gervase … January 2012 News Mining Natural World Gold Peru Indigenous Rights 480x360-(2).jpg … minds, reports Gervase Pouldon in Cajamarca, Peru For Segundo Ortiz, a worker at the San …
The coast of Peru is being blighted by a fishmeal industry that's sprung up to satisfy the West’s voracious appetite for salmon – now marine life, human health and whole ecosystems are paying the price. Andrew Wasley and Jim Wickens report
… salmon is devastating coastal communities in Peru Andrew Wasley Jim Wickens | 1st December … 2008 News Fish Food And Farming Salmon Peru fishybusiness.jpg The coast of Peru is being blighted by a fishmeal industry …
Peru is to expand its Camisea gas project although it threatens uncontacted Amazon tribes with extinction, reports David Hill. The decision also ignores UN pleas to stop the operations.
… Peru - gas expansion in Amazon 'indigenous … The Guardian | 14th January 2014 News Amazon Peru Gas Fossil Fuels Indigenous Peoples yagua-peru.png Peru is to expand its Camisea gas …
Shade-grown, hand picked coffee is one of Peru's biggest exports, but the country's smallholder farmers face sustained crop losses from extreme weather. Matilda Lee reports from Peru
… Keeping our daily coffee: the farmers in Peru adapting to climate change Matilda Lee | … Deforestation Carbon Credits Cafedirect 8peru2-62.jpg Peruvian farmer Edelmira Reyes Facundo has …
Four Indian leaders who have opposed illegal logging in their forests have been shot dead in eastern Peru as they traveled by boat to an indigenous meeting in Brazil. The murders followed pleas to Peruvian authorities for protection, and warnings by Brazilian officials that the Indians were in extreme danger.
… Oliver Tickell | 11th September 2014 News Peru Brazil Indigenous Peoples Forests Water … Ashaninka traveling by boat from eastern Peru to visit neighbors in Acre state, Brazil. … their forests have been shot dead in eastern Peru as they traveled by boat to an indigenous …
Tension is mounting in one of the remotest regions in the Peruvian Amazon over plans to build a highway through the country's biggest national park
… Amazon Tribes Natural World Deforestation Peru tribe2.jpg The Mashco-Piro tribe is … in one of the remotest regions in the Peruvian Amazon over plans to build a highway … been promoting the need for the highway in Peru's Congress, in what has become an …
Politicians deny the existence of isolated tribes like the Mashco-Piro as oil, gas and logging exploration increasingly encroaches on their forest territory
… The isolated Mashco-Piro in south-east Peru (images by D.Cortijo/ … territory Photos of indigenous people in Peru's Amazon who have no regular contact with … They are the most intimate photos of Peru's isolated groups ever publicised, …
Under the guise of a land-titling project, Peru is breaking up and privatising indigenous common lands across the Andean highlands, writes Arthur Scarritt. While the law provides for communal titling and democratic votes, in practice there's no provision for communities to exercise these rights, and the many are being dispossessed in favour of large, 'efficient' market-oriented producers.
… Enclosing the indigenous commons in highland Peru Arthur Scarritt | 14th July 2015 News Peru Land Grabs Commons Indigenous Peoples Law … Under the guise of a land-titling project, Peru is breaking up and privatising indigenous …
Coffee brands' project aims to stop slash and burn farming by linking local reforestation to the international carbon market. Matilda Lee reports from Peru
… Coffee farmers in Peru look to carbon market to fund climate … Deforestation Carbon Market Carbon Credits Peru Cafedirect … Carbon credits will give Peru's subsistence farmers an income from … carbon market. Matilda Lee reports from Peru In the brightly lit upstairs ‘laboratory' …
Peru, notorious for its brutal exploitation of forests, oil and minerals, theft of indigenous lands and murder of eco-defenders, is an unlikely host for the COP20 climate talks, writes Alexander Reid Ross. Except that Peru's actions reflect the corporate land-grabbing agenda manifest in the false solutions on offer in Lima this week. It's a time for resistance, not compromise!
… Alexander Reid Ross | 10th December 2014 News Peru Unfccc Land Grabs Corporations Farming … Indigenous protestors from Saweto in the Peruvian Amazon protest at ongoing land grabs … Tomacrs / Friends of the Earth International. Peru, notorious for its brutal exploitation of …