Over the past 20 years, this area has faced increasing pressures from illegal logging and mining interests. During the categorization process, many indigenous communities expressed their concern over these threats and pledged their support for the national park.
“The mountain of our ancestors has to be a national park because it is a sacred place,” declared Eriberto JimĂ©nez Hilorio, president of the Indigenous Federation of the Border Communities of Putumayo.read more... http://ens-newswire.com/2018/03/12/new-parks-peru-ecuador-safeguard-pristine-rainforest/
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