Posts Categorized: Loreto Region

Virgin Rainforest Deforested for Palm Oil in Tamishiyacu

Satellite image of Tamshiyacu after oil palm deforestation

Large-scale palm oil deforestation of virgin rainforest discovered in Tamshiyacu UPDATE: The company responsible for this deforestation is United Cacao. Read the full report here. In an investigative trip facilitated in part by Acaté’s in-country Director Bill Park, journalists in Peru’s Loreto region recently discovered a 14-square-kilometer area of pristine rainforest cut down for an […] Continue reading »