US EditionIsolated Amazon tribe seen near logging bridge site, alarming rights group
Logging operations continue despite risks of disease and conflict; over 440 patrols have been conducted this year with doubled protection budgets, yet Indigenous land protection remains insufficient.
- Members of the Mashco Piro tribe were reported entering the neighboring Yine village of Nueva Oceania near a logging bridge site in Madre de Dios, Peru, in 2025.
- The sightings follow ongoing logging and construction activities, including a bridge over the Tahuamanu River, which facilitates easier access to Mashco Piro territory and increases contact risks.
- The logging company Maderera Canales Tahuamanu operates with government licenses despite the Forest Stewardship Council suspending its certification until November due to environmental concerns.
- Two loggers were killed last year after entering Mashco Piro lands, and researcher Teresa Mayo stated that both loggers and the tribe have been seen in the same spaces, heightening fears of violent conflict and disease spread.
- Despite government protections including reserves, patrols, and increased budgets, experts warn that ongoing extractive industries and forestry expansion threaten the Mashco Piro's safety and increase potential for violent encounters.
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Indigenous rights defenders are concerned about the presence of the Mashco Piro tribe in another village of an indigenous group in the Amazon.
Isolated Amazon tribe seen near logging bridge site, alarming rights group - The Boston Globe
BOGOTA — Members of an Indigenous tribe who live deep in Peru’s Amazon rainforest and avoid contact with outsiders have been reported entering a neighboring village in what activists consider an alarming sign that the group is under stress from development.
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Isolated Amazon tribe seen near logging bridge site, alarming rights group
Members of Peru’s Mashco Piro tribe have been seen entering another Indigenous groups village in the Amazon as a logging company builds a bridge near their territory, according to an Indigenous group.
Members of an indigenous tribe who live deeply in the tropical rainforest of the Amazon of Peru and avoid contact with foreigners have been reported in a nearby village in what activists consider to be an alarming sign that the group is under development stress. The observations of members of the tribe [...]
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