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Over 50 members of the uncontacted Mashco Piro tribe were photographed near a logging area in the Peruvian Amazon, highlighting tensions over logging concessions granted by the government. Indigenous rights groups warn of potential violence and call for the protection of the tribe's territory, criticizing the Forest Stewardship Council for certifying logging activities in the area.
Rare images of the uncontacted Mashco Piro tribe in the Peruvian Amazon have been published, showing them near areas where logging companies are active. The tribe has been increasingly sighted seeking food and moving away from loggers. Indigenous rights groups are concerned about the impact of logging on the tribe, who inhabit a region between two natural reserves. Logging companies hold concessions in their territory, and the Peruvian government has reported sightings of the tribe near the Las Piedras river.