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Bulletins

Latest updates on projects, achievements, and challenges in the Amazon.

Indigenous organizations in Loreto express their concern about the construction of the Bellavista-Mazan-Salvador-El Estrecho highway.

From August 19 to 22, nine representatives of indigenous organizations from Loreto visited Lima to hold meetings to discuss the creation of a Platform of Indigenous Organizations for Sustainable Infrastructure in Loreto and to express their deep concern about the construction of the Bellavista - Mazán - Salvador - El Estrecho highway.

Indigenous leaders from Loreto express their concerns about the construction of roads that endanger their territories and the Amazon.

During the first panel discussion on Friday, June 14, Indigenous leaders from Loreto expressed their concerns regarding the construction of the Bellavista-Mazan-Salvador-El Estrecho highway project, which jeopardizes their way of life, territories, and the fight against climate change.

New voices from the Maijuna people analyze and present solutions to environmental threats.

Between February, March, and April, twenty Indigenous leaders from the Maijuna people will participate in "Communication for Social Change" workshops in their communities in Loreto. The goal is to showcase, through the voices of Indigenous peoples, stories that highlight the threats to biodiversity and livelihoods in their territories.

IV Meeting of Amazonian Ancestral Knowledge: Indigenous leaders share traditional knowledge associated with the territory

With the aim of generating spaces for exchange, reflection, and dialogue that highlight the importance of the territory from the perspective of different Indigenous peoples and the associated problems, the forum "Amazonian Ancestral Knowledge: A New Vision of the Future" was held in Iquitos. This event was attended by Indigenous leaders, environmental defenders, and government agencies.

Peru: Indigenous leaders from Loreto and Madre de Dios share experiences to protect their territories

A delegation of the Maijuna, Kichwa, and Murui indigenous peoples of Loreto visited Puerto Maldonado to learn about the impacts of the Interoceanic Highway and illegal mining. Since the Peruvian government promoted the construction of the Bellavista-Mazan-Salvador-El Estrecho Highway in Loreto, the communities have expressed their rejection because it directly threatens their way of life, culture, and territories.

Feconamncua Congress 2023: a space for dialogue to strengthen the governance of indigenous peoples in Loreto

In order to generate spaces for dialogue to strengthen the governance of Indigenous peoples, the Federation of Maijuna Native Communities (FECONAMAI) was invited to join, through its president, Rúsber Tangoa. They shared the objectives and challenges their communities face in the face of threats to their culture and territory.

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