The amendment eliminates the requirement that landowners or companies get state authorization before converting forested land ...

Peru holds the second-largest share of Amazon rainforest after Brazil ... Passed in 2011, the original Forestry and Wildlife Law required state approval and environmental studies before any ...

It is being “falsely arguing” that the amendments are necessary to comply with the EU’s new forest regulations, campaigners ...

A recent amendment to Peru’s Forestry and Wildlife Law is drawing fierce backlash from environmental groups and Indigenous groups that warn it could accelerate deforestation in the Amazon ...

in Peru’s Amazon, Oct. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A recent amendment to Peru’s Forestry and ...

Passed in 2011, the original Forestry and Wildlife Law required state ... interests,” said Vladimir Pinto, the Peru field coordinator for Amazon Watch, an environmental advocacy group.