Overview

• Yine community leaders reported Mashco Piro members near Nueva Oceania in late August, calling the situation dangerous.
• The company Maderera Canales Tahuamanu is building a bridge and access routes along the Tahuamanu River that could ease entry into the tribe’s territory.
• The Forest Stewardship Council suspended the firm’s certification and ordered operations halted until November.
• Survival International says work appears to be continuing, citing heavy machinery and fresh bridge footprints at the site.
• Peru’s Culture Ministry says it is reviewing the report and points to expanded reserves, control posts, patrols and a larger 2025 protection budget.