Drug trafficking imperils national park and Indigenous reserves in the Peruvian Amazon

AYACUCHO, Peru — From the sky, cleared areas periodically interrupted the green grasslands and steep mountains of the Asháninka Communal Reserve and Otishi National Park in Peru. Wide expanses of deforested land lay scattered between mountain peaks. Via helicopter, Mongabay Latam reporters observed an immense mosaic of trees, pastures and agriculture, but crops couldn’t be … Continue reading Drug trafficking imperils national park and Indigenous reserves in the Peruvian Amazon