BOGOTA, Colombia — A recent amendment to Peru’s Forestry and Wildlife Law is drawing fierce backlash from environmental groups and Indigenous groups that warn it could accelerate deforestation in the ...

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FILE - Cut down trees lie within view of the Cordillera Azul National Park, seen in the background near Chambira community, in Peru's Amazon, Oct. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File) BOGOTA, ...

FILE - Cut down trees lie within view of the Cordillera Azul National Park, seen in the background near Chambira community, in Peru's Amazon, Oct. 3, 2022. (AP Photo ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A recent amendment ...