Peru

Six farmers shot dead over land rights battle in Peru
- Guardian
- 06 September 2017
The victims were targeted by a criminal gang who wanted to use their lands to grow lucrative palm oil, according to local indigenous leaders
Perú: “Estoy en juicio con la empresa Cacao del Norte porque afectaron mi terreno”
- Diario La Región
- 10 August 2017
Declaraciones en el marco de la presentación del libro: Acaparamiento de Tierras en la Amazonía Peruana, del autor Juan Luis Dammert Bello, por el caso Tamshiyacu.|
Perú: presentan libro que expone problema de acaparamiento de tierras en Tamshiyacu
- Diario La Región
- 07 August 2017
El conflicto por la tierra en Tamshiyacu, generado por la empresa United Cacao, a través de su filial Cacao del Norte Perú SAC, preocupa a los habitantes en la capital del distrito de Fernando Lores.
Argentine citrus giant San Miguel to acquire Peruvian fruit company
- Fruit Portal
- 20 July 2017
San Miguel has announced it is set to acquire major Peruvian mandarin producer Agrícola Hoja Redonda for US$64 million, including its two farms covering 1,700 ha.
Logging, mining, and agricultural concessions data transparency: A survey of 14 forested countries
- WRI
- 27 Mar 2017
Report gives an overview of the availability of information for land concessions in Brazil, Canada, Cambodia, Colombia, Indonesia, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Republic of the Congo, and Russia.
Melka group company in Peru withdraws from RSPO as Shipibo complaint exposes land grabbing and illegal deforestation
- FPP
- 08 November 2016
In its letter to the RSPO, Plantaciones de Pucallpa claims to have divested all its palm oil estates, land, related activities and equipment and PdP has no involvement in the Palm oil industry.
Illegal cocoa and palm plantations cause $111m damage in Peruvian Amazon
- IDM
- 11 October 2016
The head of Peru’s National Forest and Wildlife Service has revealed that deforestation by two illegal cocoa and oil palm plantations in the Peruvian Amazon has caused US$111 million of damage.
Expansion into palm oil's 'new frontier' snags on land muddles
- Agrimoney
- 26 September 2016
Expansion of palm oil producers into Latin America, the "new frontier for global expansion" is snagging on confusion over land rights – which is encouraging some groups to expand into rainforest.
China to invest $700m in ag projects in Peru
- Fresh Plaza
- 27 May 2016
The initiative is intended to cover 40,000 hectares of land and would be located in the Arequipa region
United Cacao responds to bid to remove company from London Stock Exchange
- Mongabay
- 13 May 2016
The company defends its Peruvian plantations amid uproar over alleged environmental and social impacts.
Piden a la UE frenar las violaciones a DDHH por parte de empresas palmeras
- Contagio Radio
- 06 May 2016
Entre el 25 de abril y el 4 de mayo delegados de Indonesia, Perú, Colombia y Liberia, entre otros países exigieron en Londres que la Unión Europea ponga fin a las violaciones de derechos humanos y al acaparamiento de tierras vinculados a las empresas de palma de aceite, que en su mayoría consume la UE.
Palm oil protest urges boycott at London Stock Exchange
- Business Times
- 04 May 2016
Indigenous and civil society leaders from Indonesia, Peru, Colombia and Liberia gathered in London Wednesday to urge a boycott of firms that commit human rights violations and land seizures to cultivate palm oil.