Each dry season, farmers carve up and burn hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of acres in one of the world’s largest ...

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 ... even retroactively legalizing past deforestation. Peru’s Constitutional Court upheld the amendment after a group ...

A controversial amendment to Peru's forestry law is sparking outrage, as it eliminates the need for state authorization before converting forest land, potentially accelerating Amazon deforestation.

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 and Indigenous groups that warn it could accelerate deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.

Critics say the change could legitimize years of illegal deforestation ... below this ad Peru holds the second-largest share of Amazon rainforest after Brazil, with over 70 million hectares ...