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UN urges Ucayali government to shelve plans which would expose indigenous territory in Peruvian Amazon to further land grabs
31 Oct 2019
The UN has requested that the Regional Government of Ucayali cancel its plans to remove protections for a 3.5 million hectare area of Amazon rainforest. This would facilitate the invasion of indigenous Shipibo lands in Peru, and expose at least 100,000 hectares to immediate threat from settlers and agribusiness operations.
Shipibo community in the Peruvian Amazon call on UN to safeguard their forests from government sanctioned landgrab
10 Jul 2019
Indigenous and human rights organisations in the Peruvian Amazon have filed a formal petition to the UN to appeal for urgent action to prevent the land grab and destruction of their lands. The action comes in response to the decision by the Regional Government of Ucayali to remove protections for 3.5 million hectares of Amazon rainforest and allow for the invasion of indigenous lands.