Inforegión - Posted by : Alejandra Thais
Date: August 10, 2024
A report reveals that around 1.6 million hectares of indigenous reserves for un-contacted peoples are at risk due to these concessions in the Peruvian Amazon.
An analysis by Earth Insight reveals an alarming situation for indigenous peoples in voluntary isolation and initial contact (PIACI) in the Peruvian Amazon, in the face of the growing expansion of oil and gas activities. The report highlights how the lack of effective protection of their territories aggravates the vulnerability of these peoples, putting both their survival and the conservation of biodiversity at risk.
