The situation is especially bad in the northwest Amazon. News of José Antún’s death in Ecuador follows the September killing of four Peruvian indigenous anti-logging activists near the Brazil border.
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UT San Diego: Countries pledge to end forest loss; Brazil balks
More than 30 countries set the first-ever deadline on Tuesday to end deforestation by 2030, but the feasibility of such a goal was eroded when a key player, Brazil, said it would not because it was not included in the planning process.
Guardian: UN Climate Summit pledges to halt the loss of natural forests
A declaration announced as part of a UN summit on climate change being held in New York also pledges to halve the rate of deforestation by the end of this decade and to restore hundreds of millions of acres of degraded land.
Peru slashes environmental protections to attract more mining investment
The new law has environmentalists not only concerned about its impact on the country but also that the measures will undermine progress at the up-coming UN Climate Summit in December, which Peru is hosting.
The Guardian: Lima talks should deliver first draft for 2015 climate deal, says Peru minister
Amazon country wants UN summit to steer the course for a binding global committment on carbon emissions.