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El Comercio
Date Source
President of the Timber Committee discusses illegal logging (English Word Document) Apr 26, 2007 El Comercio
El Perú está dispuesto a hacer precisiones al TLC con Estados Unidos (Peru prepared to make adjustments to FTA with United States) (Spanish Word Document) Mar 29, 2007 El Comercio
Tala ilegal en los ojos de EE.UU. / Illegal logging in the eyes of the United States (Spanish / English Word Document) Mar 26, 2007 El Comercio
Aumenta la controversia por la tala ilegal en bosques peruanos (Controversy grows over illegal logging in Peruvian forests) (Spanish Word Document) Mar 21, 2007 El Comercio
Tala ilegal obstaculizaría la ratificación del TLC (Illegal logging could hinder the ratification of the FTA [Free Trade Agreement]) (Spanish Word Document) Mar 16, 2007 El Comercio
Denuncian que EE UU importa caoba ilegal (US accused of importing illegal mahogany) (Spanish PDF) July 25, 2006 El Comercio
Presentan demanda contra compradores de caoba ilegal (Lawsuit brought against buyers of illegal mahogany) (Spanish Word Document) July 6, 2006 El Comercio
WWF Public Notice (Spanish JPG) Mar 15, 2004 El Comercio
Afirman que desalojarán a madereros ilegales de Reserva de Madre de Dios (Confirmed that illegal loggers were removed from the Madre de Dios Reserve) (Spanish HTML) Aug 8, 2002 El Comercio
Fuerte mafia maneja tala indiscriminada (Powerful mafia operates indiscriminate logging) (Spanish PDF) Aug 3, 2002 El Comercio
Alza de precio desató guerra de la caoba (Price increases ignited mahogany war) (Spanish PDF) Jul 7, 2002 El Comercio
Other Peruvian Newspapers
   
Un paraíso amenazado (A threatened paradise) (Spanish Word Document) Apr 30, 2007 La Republica
El gran poder del ''oro rojo'' (The great power of "red gold") (Spanish Word Document) Apr 5, 2007 La Republica
Lemor- Perú podrá incorporar precisiones en texto del TLC (Peru could incorporate changes in text of FTA) (Spanish Word Document) Mar 28, 2007 Perú 21
Economía Tala de caoba podría afectar TLC con EE.UU. (Mahogany trade could affect FTA with US) (Spanish Word Document) Mar 20, 2007 Perú 21
Tala de caoba podría afectar TLC con EE.UU. (Mahogany logging could affect FTA with the US) (Spanish Word Document) Mar 19, 2007 Perú 21
LEYES. MÁS DRÁSTICAS Piden combatir la tala ilegal (Call for more drastic laws to combat illegal logging) (Spanish Word Document) Feb 1, 2007 El Peruano
Perú y Colombia unidos contra las Farc (Peru and Colombia unite against FARC [Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia]) (Spanish Word Document) Nov 27, 2006 El Peruano
Dirigentes nativos piden declarar ilegal importación de madera peruana (Native leaders ask for trade in Peruvian wood to be declared illegal) (Spanish Word Document) Jul 5, 2006 Perú 21
Ilegal loggers do as they like (Spanish PDF) Apr 22, 2004 Perú 21
Local News Briefs/Editorials
   
Sin Madera No Habrá Pan (Without Timber, There Will Be No Bread) (Spanish JPEG) Jul-Aug 2003 La Selva
Caos en Puerto Maldonado: ¿amedrentando también al gobierno? (Chaos in Puerto Maldonado: frightening the government too?) (Spanish HTML) Jun 26, 2002 EcoNews Peru
Local Campaigns
   
     
Other Peruvian News
   
Mandatario rechaza 'derrotismo' de algunos sectores sobre TLC con EE.UU. (Leader rejects "defeatism" of some sectors over FTA with the US) (Spanish Word Document) Mar 29, 2007 CPN Radio
En el país sí existe tala ilegal de caoba y otras especies madereras (Illegal logging of mahogany and other tree species persists) (Spanish Word Document) Mar 29, 2007 Total News
Congresista EEUU busca obstaculizar TLC con argumentos falsos en tema forestall (Congressman seeks to block FTA with false arguments on forestry issues) (Spanish Word Document) Mar 20, 2007 24 Horas Libre
ADEX cuestiona argumentos que buscan obstaculizar ratificación de TLC (ADEX questions arguments that seek to block ratification of the FTA) (Spanish Word Document) Mar 20, 2007 RPP
Busca Obstaculizar TLC (Looking to block FTA) (Spanish Word Document) Mar 20, 2007 Peru.com
Congresista de EEUU busca obstaculizar TLC (Congressman seeks to block FTA) (Spanish Word Document) March 2007 Correo
Cuota de exportación de caoba provoca conflicto en Perú (Mahogany export quota provokes conflict in Peru) (Spanish Word Document) Feb 27, 2007 Actualidad
Request to Restrain Cutting of Trees (English Word Document) Oct 2, 2006 Peru.com
INDÍGENAS ACUSAN A PRIMERA DAMA (Indigenous people accuse first lady) (Spanish Word Document) Jul 5, 2006 Presna Peru
Indígenas amazónicos acusan Eliane Karp de haberlos usado (Indigenous Amazonians accuse Elaine Karp of having exploited them) (Spanish Word Document) Jul 5, 2006 CPN Radio
Indígenas demandan a EEUU por importación ilegal de caoba (Indigenous people sue US for importing illegal mahogany) (Spanish Word Document) Jul 5, 2006 CNR
Indígenas exigen parar comercio ilegal de caoba y demandan a EEUU (Indigenous peoples call for a stop to illegal mahogany trade and sue US) (Spanish Word Document) Jul 5, 2006 Servindi
Piden Prohibir Tala (Demands to prohibit logging) (Spanish Word Document) Jul 5, 2006 Peru.com
EE.UU. cómplice de violación (US abets violation of law) (Spanish Word Document) Jul 4, 2006 Adital
News Agencies
   
Democrats seek changes in Columbia, Peru pacts (English Word Document) Mar 27, 2007 Reuters
Eliane Karp es acusada por nativos amazónicos (Elaine Karp is accused by native Amazonians) (Spanish Word Document) Jul 6, 2006 Agencia Orbita
Gobierno dice que es 'insignificante' la cuota de caoba que sale de Perú (Government says that the amount of mahogany exported from Peru is "insignificant") (Spanish Word Document) Mar 28, 2007 EFE
Rangel Wants to Meet Garcia (English Word Document) Mar 1, 2007 Andina
Traficantes de Madera Amenazan de Muerte a Dirigentes Nativos (Timber traders threaten lives of indigenous leaders) (Spanish Word Document) May 10, 2006 Perupresna
Indígenas denuncian genocidio contra pueblos amazónicos (Indigenous people denounce genocide against Amazon tribes) (Spanish HTML) Aug 9, 2002 Agence France-Presse
'Naked' natives block illegal loggers in Peru (English HTML) Aug 3, 2002 Reuters
US Newspapers
   

Mahogany Suit Dismissed (English Word Document)

Apr 29, 2007 Mobile Press Register

Court Dismisses Import Lawsuit (English Word Document)

Apr 28, 2007 Evening Sun

Peruvian Honored for Defending Indigenous Peoples (English PDF)

Apr 26, 2007 Washington Post

The mahogany wars of Peru's rain forests (English Word Document)

Apr 22, 2007 SF Chronicle

Commentary on Charlie Rangel (English Word Document)

Mar 31, 2007 The Wall Street Journal

House Democrats Take Their Time On Trade Deals (English Word Document)

Mar 30, 2007 Washington Post

Evergreen importer sued over Peruvian mahogany dispute (English Word Document)

Jun 6, 2006 Mobile Register

A mahogany tree grows in Peru (English Word Document)

Apr 30, 2006 Mobile Register

Sky banner warns of illegal mahogany (English Word Document)

Apr 5, 2006 Tuscon Citizen

A Swirl of Foreboding in Mahogany's Grain (English HTML)

Sep 28, 2003 New York Times
With mahogany, Bush goes a shade greener (English HTML) Nov 21, 2003 Christian Science Monitor
Brazilian Mahogany: Too Much In Demand --- Illegal Logging, Exports Are Lucrative for Criminals, Disastrous for Rain Forest (English HTML) Nov 14, 2001 Wall Street Journal
Peru logging ban: Saving trees but boosting poverty (English HTML) Oct 24, 2000 Christian Science Monitor
Other International News/Reports
   
EcoAmericas Peruvian fights for ‘uncontacted’ Indian groups (English Word Document) May 2007 EcoAmericas
Global Timber Smugglers—and How You Can Stop Them (English Word Document) May 2007 Popular Mechanics
IACHR has urged the Peruvian government to protect some of the world’s last uncontacted Indian tribes (English Word Document) Apr 2, 2007 Survival International
Tropical Timber Market Report Vol 12 No 8 (English PDF) April 2007 Tropical Timber Market Reporter
U.S. International Trade Court Dismisses Suit Alleging Illegal Mahogany Imports From Peru International Environment Reporter Vol 30 No 9 (English Word Document) April 2007 International Reporter
Peru 'must protect Amazon tribes' (English Word Document) Mar 31, 2007 BBC
Rangel outlines Dems' broad trade agenda (English Word Document) Mar 28, 2007 The Hill
US House Democrats Unveil New Trade Policy Agenda (English Word Document) Mar 27, 2007 Fxstreet.com
Rangel Says Trade Negotiations Hampered by Wariness in Congress (English Word Document) Mar 13, 2007 Bloomberg.com
EcoAmericas 5 - vol 9 no 5 (English PDF) March 2007 EcoAmericas
Illegal logging on the rise in Peru  (English Word Document) Oct 16, 2006 Indian Country
Mahogany imports 'are wiping out Peru tribes' (English Word Document) Jun 27, 2006 London Independent
 Government Sued Over Illegal Mahogany Imports (English Word Document) Jun 7, 2006 Interior Design
Groups Seek to Halt Peru Mahogany Imports (English Word Document) Jun 6, 2006 Associate Press
Grupos demandan en EEUU frenar importación de caoba peruana (Groups demand that US halt imports of Peruvian mahogany) (Spanish Word Document) Jun 6, 2006 Univision.com
Lawsuit claims Peruvian mahogany illegally imported (English Word Document) Jun 6, 2006 Furniture Today
U.S. Government Sued for Allowing Imports of Peruvian Mahogany (English Word Document) Jun 6, 2006 Environmental News Service
Tricks and Treats (A travel report on the Peruvian Amazon) Aug 20, 2003 Sydney Morning Herald
Invisible People (A five-part report on uncontacted indigenous peoples) Mar 10, 2003 National Geographic
Coalition Press Releases/Updates
   
PERU Indigenous groups sue U.S. government over illegal mahogany logging(English Word Document) Mar 23, 2007 Cultural Survival
ParksWatch confirms illegal logging in the Alto Purús Reserved Zone (Word document in English) Nov 15, 2004 ParksWatch
Ibama destroys R$4 million worth of mahogany in Acre (Word document in English) (PDF in Portuguese) Oct 15, 2004 Folha de São Paulo
Ibama blows up R$4 million worth of mahogany (Word document in English) (PDF in Portuguese) Oct 15, 2004 Diário do Pará
NRDC and Defenders of Wildlife urge U.S. Fish and Wildlife to confiscate illegal mahogany shipments (PDF) Sep 10, 2004 NRDC
NRDC and Defenders of Wildlife report CITES violations on imports of Peruvian big-leaf mahogany to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (PDF) June 28, 2004 NRDC
NRDC, major environmental groups demand strict monitoring of Peruvian mahogany by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Dec 17, 2003 NRDC
Pueblos indígenas de Madre de Dios defienden sus territorios y se producen varios heridos (Indigenous peoples of Madre de Dios defend their territories, and several are injured) Sep 22, 2003 Amazon Alliance/FENAMAD

Se inicia ejecución de Proyecto de Conservación de la biodiversidad en tierras Amarakaeri en Madre de Dios (Implementation of Biodiversity Conservation Program in Amarakaeri reserves in Madre de Dios begins)

Sep 8, 2003 UN Development Program
Government/NGO Press Releases
   
DAR Conference Pronunciamiento Final (Final Announcement) (Spanish Word Document) Mar 5, 2007 DAR Conference
DAR Conference Ayuda Memoria Final (Final Memorandum) (Spanish Word Document) March 2007 DAR Conference
DAR Conference Documentos de Apoyo Para la Reunion de Expertos (Supporting Documentation for the Meeting of Experts) (Spanish Word Document) 2006-2007 DAR Conference
Destructive and illegal logging continues to ravage forests and communities in the Peruvian Amazon / La explotación ilegal y destructiva continúa devastando amazonia peruana (English / Spanish Word Documents) Sep 2005 Forest Peoples Programme
INRENA issues report to establish the 2005 quota for mahogany (PDF) May 13, 2005 INRENA
INRENA issues press release to publicize new Forestry Information System (JPG) Dec 10, 2004 INRENA
CITES trade controls to take effect for mahogany Nov 11, 2003 CITES
Peruvian government publishes response to NRDC/Amazon Alliance letter (Spanish) Apr 2002 Peruvian government
INRENA News Collection
   

Difunden plan que proyecta la reforestación en todo el país; Plan Nacional de Reforestación; Presentan plan de reforestación; INRENA presentará plan de reforestación Plan Nacional de Reforestación al alcance de los peruanos; Madereros preocupados por creación de "regalía forestal"; Nuevo fallo a favor del INRENA en caso Yavari – Mirin INRENA interviene más de 15 mil dólares en madera ilegal (Spanish PDF)

June 2005 Various

Inrena: Cerca del 40% del comercio de madera es ilegal; Golpe a mafia de la madera Loreto. Exitosa operación conjunta  Marina de Guerra y el INRENA decomisan madera ilegal valorizada en 250 mil soles; Operativo Corcona; Incautan madera por 50 mil dólares; El INRENA entregó ayer ocho contratos de concesión con fines de conservación y ecoturismo; Interés en Ecoturismo; Entregan ocho concesiones forestales; INRENA pide más presupuesto para combatir tala ilegal; Encargada del Parque de la Reserva dice que árboles "estaban enfermos"; Municipio no comunicó tala a INRENA; Inrena a ONGs. Entregan 8 concesiones; Entregan contratos de concesión forestales; INRENA dará en concesión ocho proyectos (Spanish PDF)

May 2005 Various

Concesiones; Piura Decomisan carbón; Cortar el problema de raíz; Reforestación y Empleo (Spanish PDF)

April 2005 Various

Plan Nacional de Reforestación generará 200 mil puestos de empleo; Duro golpe a traficantes de madera; INRENA decomisa caoba; INRENA incorporará el tema cocalero en la agenda forestal; Se pierden 700 hectáreas de bosques todos los días; INRENA incauta 32 mil pies tablares de caoba; Deforestación Inrena entrega hoy 131 hectáreas reforestadas en Ancash; Forestación: asegurado el futuro; Cae cabecilla de taladores ilegales ; subastarán un lote de caoba decomisada en Madre de Dios; Subastarán 116 mil 406 pies tablares de caoba (Spanish PDF)

March 2005 Various

Subastan madera; Tala ilegal en reservas; MINAG, INRENA y CONACS en campaña contra la tala ilegal y la caza furtiva; Defienden los recursos; Más control para evitar tala de árboles; Más puestos de control para frenar tala ilegal; INRENA inauguró puesto de control para frenar tala ilegal y comercio de animales en Ica; Incautan carga de un millón y medio de soles; Trafican con madera; Arrestan a talador ilegal de madera; Ucayali Decomisan madera extraída ilegalmente; Incautan medio millón de dólares en madera; INRENA decomisa madera valorizada en un millón y medio de soles (Spanish PDF)

February 2005 Various

Reserva en riesgo; Denuncian por tala ilegal a congresista; Decomisan 11 mil pies de madera; INRENA y PNP decomisan casi 11 mil pies de madera; La tenían escondida en depósitos; Decomisan madera cedro ilegal; INRENA y PNP decomisan once mil pies de madera; INRENA y PNP decomisa madera en el Callao; INRENA Y Policía Ecológica decomisan casi once mil pies de madera en el Callao; La Libertad El Instituto Nacional de Recursos Naturales (INRENA) iniciará cinco proyectos para reforestar 2,500 ha de tierras en diversos puntos de la región; Reforestación es de interés nacional; 15,000 carpetas nuevas para colegios más alejados de la región serán elaboradas por el gobierno regional, gracias a la donación de madera del INRENA; INRENA elaborará plan de reforestación (Spanish PDF)

January 2005 Various
Inrena entregará en concesión 3 millones de hectáreas de bosques; Inrena espera inversiones por US$ 30 mlls. en concesiones; Concesiones; Concesiones; Chamba para 60 mil con reforestación (Spanish PDF) December 2004 Various
Inrena espera entregar 12 millones de hectáreas en concesión forestal; Loreto. Exportan casi seis millones de madera; La desertificación amenaza a las regiones del norte del país; La fiebre del oro rojo  (Spanish PDF) November 2004 Various