United States Timber Demand Threatens Uncontacted Murunahua Peruvian Tribe

United States Timber Demand Threatens Uncontacted Murunahua Peruvian Tribe   Illegal mahogany loggers are plundering uncontacted Indians’ land in the depths of the Peruvian Amazon, according to a new report by the Upper Amazon Conservancy (UAC).   The report says the logging ‘provides evidence that Peru is failing to uphold the environmental and forestry obligations of its 2009 Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US’ because ‘more than 80% of Peru’s mahogany (is) exported to the United...

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