Peru passes law to build roads through Amazon's remotest regions

[Judi Lynn]

By Ray Downs | Jan. 23, 2018 at 2:37 AM

Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Peruvian lawmakers approved a bill that will allow the government to build roads in remote regions of the Amazon rainforest that are home to indigenous groups.

The law, which was described as a "priority of national interest" by the government on Monday, has been condemned by indigenous leaders and conservationists

Lizardo Cauper, head of Peru's federation of native Amazon peoples, Aidesep, told The Guardian that the infrastructure projects in the remote Amazon regions don't benefit the indigenous people living there.

"This is an area with isolated people who are extremely vulnerable," he said. "Roads bring outsiders who traffic our land, log our timber, as well as drug traffickers and illegal miners."

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[democratisphere]

1. Won't be long till humans finish off the entire planet.

[Chipper Chat]

2. Watch the movie "The Emerald Forest"

To get some perspective on this.

[Judi Lynn]

3. Just read a review of it after seeing your post, and watching a trailer at Amazon.

It sounds excellent, with a great director, and Powers Booth was always outstanding.

Thanks for dropping the title here. It would be worthwhile to watch.

[Chipper Chat]

4. It's a movie you can watch over and over.

A little Hollywood - Ish at times but a good plot and thought-provoking.