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News channel or source: https://www.pressenza.com/2026/10/peru-measures-proposed-to-combat-illegal-economies-in-the-amazon/
Published on: Sunday 18 October 2026
Illegal economies—such as illegal gold mining, drug trafficking, illegal logging, land trafficking, and human trafficking—present in the Peruvian Amazon ...
News Peru » Amazona » Economy: Oil Palm Sector, Backed by Ocho Sur, Outpaces Coca in Peru’s Amazon
News channel or source: https://www.enterprisenews.com/press-release/story/135898/oil-palm-sector-backed-by-ocho-sur-outpaces-coca-in-perus-amazon/
Published on: Sunday 12 July 2026
Peru’s oil palm sector grew 49.9% in early 2026, led by Ucayali, as it displaces coca and employs over 22,000 people in the Amazon. The result far outpaced other crops with notable growth in the ...
News Peru » Amazona » Economy: Indigenous groups have unveiled plans to protect 80% of the Amazon in Peru and Ecuador
News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/indigenous-groups-have-unveiled-plans-to-protect-80-of-the-amazon-in-peru-and-ecuador/ar-AA2dHkoM
Published on: Tuesday 06 October 2026
A new plan called the Amazon Sacred Headwaters initiative proposes the protection of 80% of the Amazon in Peru and Ecuador by 2025, consisting of 35 million hectares (86 million acres) of rainforest.