“Several logging companies hold timber concessions inside the territory that belongs to the Mashco Piro people,” they said. “The closest is located not far from the Mashco Piro filming location.
“More than 200 kilometers of roads have been constructed by Canales Tahuamanu, a business that works within Mashco Piro territory, to help its logging trucks gather wood.
It is recognized by the Peruvian government eight years ago for logging trees inside Mashco Piro land, but it is accredited by the FSC for its purportedly ethical and sustainable activities there.
“Survival International is calling on the FSC to withdraw its certification of the company’s operations.”The FSC has already received more than 8,000 lobbying requests.”
“This is irrefutable evidence that many Mashco Piro live in this area, which the government has not only failed to protect,
