
Peru: FSC suspends certification of logging company operating in uncontacted Mashco Piro territory
Following demands, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) announced it has suspended logging company Canales Tahuamanu's certification.
Following demands, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) announced it has suspended logging company Canales Tahuamanu's certification.
Conclusive evidence points to a previously unknown uncontacted tribe’s existence, but the Brazil government has done little to protect them.
Reports from Peru indicate that there's been a violent clash between the Mashco Piro and illegal loggers
Indigenous organizations' statement accuses FSC of delaying decisions to withdraw certification from a logging company operating on uncontacted peoples' land.
Over 50 Mashco Piro people have appeared in Peru in recent days, close to logging concessions.
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