New deforestation hotspot threatens southern Peru’s tremendous biodiversity | RAINFOREST EXPLORER | Scoop.it
From news.mongabay.com - February 5, 2016 8:49 AM

The lower Las Piedras River, in the far west Amazon rainforest of the Madre de Dios region of southern Peru, is an incredibly biodiverse area — but it’s also the site of an increasing amount of deforestation.