Can Nestlé Source Peruvian Palm Oil Without Deforestation? – Analysis
Palm oil cultivation is booming in Peru, boosting the income of small farmers who supply Swiss food giant Nestlé with the product. But the crop is one of the main drivers of deforestation in this part of the country. Can farmers really “go green” amid so much demand?Eurasia Review, 17 July 2019
Peru, Palm Oil, deforestation, NDPE Peru Promises to be Blunt Against Deforestation
Deforestation in Peru has been consistently growing throughout the years and, according to official data, more than 1,500 square kilometers of forests have been destroyed only in 2017, El País said.Living in Peru , 15 May 2019
Peru, Timber, forest Timber Laundering in Peru: The Mafia Within
The mafia that makes trafficking of illegally-sourced wood possible in Peru is not made up of timber trade outlaws. It is a network of corrupt officials.Insight Crime , 10 May 2019
Peru, Timber, south america Peru’s Forest Inspection Agency Osinfor Regains its Independence
But what next? First, the good news: the only state agency effectively combatting illegal logging in the climate-critical forests of the Peruvian Amazon – OSINFOR has seen its independence restored, after it was weakened a few months ago. This is an important step in ensuring the problem of illegal logging continues to be tackled effectively.Global Witness, 08 May 2019
Peru, Timber, Illegal logging Investigating Peru’s Illegal Logging Industry
According to Global Witness, over 60 percent of the timber inspected by Peru’s Agency for the Supervision of Forest Resources and Wildlife (OSINFOR) in the Loreto and Ucayali regions has illegal origins.Living in Peru, 07 May 2019
Peru, Timber, Illegal logging