{"id":169676,"date":"2024-04-25T11:16:12","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T10:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/?p=169676"},"modified":"2024-04-25T15:33:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T14:33:07","slug":"indigenous-environmental-defender-victorio-dariquebe-gerewa-killed-in-madre-de-dios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/news\/indigenous-environmental-defender-victorio-dariquebe-gerewa-killed-in-madre-de-dios\/","title":{"rendered":"Indigenous environmental defender Victorio Dariquebe Gerewa killed in Madre de Dios"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The life of a Peruvian Indigenous leader was taken last week. Victorio Dariquebe Gerewa, a park ranger in the Amarakaeri reserve and the leader of the Indigenous Queros community in Madre de Dios, was trying to protect his community&#8217;s territory. Illegal miners are expected to be behind his brutal death<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_169676_1('footnote_plugin_reference_169676_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_169676_1('footnote_plugin_reference_169676_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_169676_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_169676_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">La Republica. (2024). Mineros ilegales detr\u00e1s del asesinato de Victorio Dariquebe. <a href=\"https:\/\/larepublica.pe\/sociedad\/2024\/04\/22\/mineros-ilegales-detras-del-asesinato-de-victorio-dariquebe-madre-de-dios-reserva-de-amarakaeri-lideres-indigenas-1610136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Link to source<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_169676_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_169676_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>. In the Amazon region, murders of environmental defenders are not isolated incidents.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">Header photo: deforestation in Madre de Dios, location not related to the murder of Dariquebe <strong>\u00a9<\/strong> Tom Laffay<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Defending human and environmental rights<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Dariquebe was bravely defending the territory of his community and their natural resources against destructive activities, like illegal mining and drug trafficking, which led to multiple death threats last year. The Indigenous leader, who worked as a park ranger for ten years, was recently moved to another ranger post because of these threats, shares the Peruvian <a href=\"https:\/\/larepublica.pe\/sociedad\/2024\/04\/22\/mineros-ilegales-detras-del-asesinato-de-victorio-dariquebe-madre-de-dios-reserva-de-amarakaeri-lideres-indigenas-1610136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">news plattform La Rep\u00fablica<\/a>. Unfortunately, this could not prevent him from being killed while on his way to his village, along with his son who managed to escape.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Defenders in Madre de Dios increasingly threatened<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>In 2022 alone, 39 environmental defenders were killed in the Amazon region, according to Global Witness<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_169676_1('footnote_plugin_reference_169676_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_169676_1('footnote_plugin_reference_169676_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_169676_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_169676_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Global Witness. (2023). Standing firm: The Land and Environmental Defenders on the frontlines of the climate crisis. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalwitness.org\/en\/campaigns\/environmental-activists\/standing-firm\/#defenders-amazon-connected-determination\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Link to source<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_169676_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_169676_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>. Peru is in the top ten of the most dangerous countries in the world for Indigenous people defending their territory, together with countries like Colombia, Brazil and Mexico. More than 30 Indigenous leaders were killed in the Peruvian Amazon between 2013 and 2023, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/aidesep.org.pe\/noticias\/cop-28-lideres-indigenas-hacen-un-llamado-urgente-frente-a-la-desproteccion-de-los-defensores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Asociaci\u00f3n Inter\u00e9tnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana<\/a> (Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Madre de Dios is one of the most biodiverse regions in the world, and has 3.8 million hectares of protected natural areas inhabited by eight groups of Indigenous people. At the same time, it is a centre of illegal mining and related destructive activities. Recent satellite reports of MAAP indicate that illegal mining, the cultivation of coca for illicit use and illegal logging are the main drivers of deforestation in the area<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_169676_1('footnote_plugin_reference_169676_1_3');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_169676_1('footnote_plugin_reference_169676_1_3');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_169676_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[3]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_169676_1_3\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">MAAP. (2024). MAAP #205: Situaci\u00f3n Actual de la Reserva Comunal Amarakaeri (Amazonia Peruana). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maaproject.org\/2024\/amarakaeri-peru\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Link to source<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_169676_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_169676_1_3', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>In 2022, two environmental defenders were killed in Madre de Dios. Threats to park rangers and others defending human and environmental rights have been increasing in the region, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/spda.org.pe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental<\/a> (SPDA).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Protecting environmental defenders in Peru<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Organisations like the Peruvian SPDA and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fenamad.org.pe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Federaci\u00f3n Nativa del R\u00edo Madre de Dios y Afluentes<\/a> (FENEMAD) in Madre de Dios are trying to support and protect Indigenous environmental defenders. In December 2023, the Peruvian government approved the <em>Ley del Cuerpo de los Guardaparques<\/em>. This law professionalises the work of park rangers as strategic actors in the protection of Peru\u2019s biological and cultural diversity, to protect their rights and regulate the different aspects of their profession<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_169676_1('footnote_plugin_reference_169676_1_4');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_169676_1('footnote_plugin_reference_169676_1_4');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_169676_1_4\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[4]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_169676_1_4\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Ministerio del Ambiente. (2024). Aprueban la Ley del Cuerpo de Guardaparques del Per\u00fa: hito hist\u00f3rico en la gesti\u00f3n de las \u00e1reas naturales protegidas. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gob.pe\/institucion\/minam\/noticias\/881951-aprueban-la-ley-del-cuerpo-de-guardaparques-del-peru-hito-historico-en-la-gestion-de-las-areas-naturales-protegidas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Link to source<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_169676_1_4').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_169676_1_4', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>. SPDA and IUCN NL supported the development of this law through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/project\/protection-of-environmental-defenders\/\">Protection of environmental defenders<\/a> project.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>The adoption of the law was of great importance, but more is needed for effective protection of (Indigenous) environmental defenders. With the PIDDA project, supported by AFD, SPDA and IUCN NL continue to strengthen Peru\u2019s protection system for environmental rights defenders, applying a gender and intercultural approach.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/project\/pidda-strengthening-environmental-defenders\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"background background-preset-primary\" id=\"block_1de49bfcd0db7fda3ebf803577f706fe\">\n             <div class=\"dark custom-padding-top\">\n    \n\n\n<div class=\"smallteam-members__name12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n\t<div id=\"team-members-block_28511f77a33427df8893fa85365dc8f0\" class=\"team-members team-members-block block\">\n\t\t<span class=\"anchor-id\" id=\"\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"team-members__title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>More information? Contact:<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"team-members__body small-12 grid-x\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-members__item grid-x small-12 medium-6\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-members__image cell shrink\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/liliana-jauregui-director\/\" target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-members__image-wrapper lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit;\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/79IUCN-121222-scaled.jpg&#039;)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2023\/01\/79IUCN-121222-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Liliana Jauregui\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/2560;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-members__info cell auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-members__info-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-members__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/liliana-jauregui-director\/\" target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-members__name\">Liliana \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJauregui<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-members__jobtitle\">Director <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-members__email\">Email:\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:liliana.jauregui@iucn.nl\">liliana.jauregui@iucn.nl<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-members__readmore\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/liliana-jauregui-director\/\" target=\"\">Full profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-members__socials\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/liliana-jauregui-bordones-b3b16019\/?originalSubdomain=nl\" class=\"team-members__socials-icon ico-linkedin\" aria-label=\"Linkedin profile of Liliana  Jauregui\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/themes\/gopublic-motor-theme-child\/src\/images\/linkedin-icon.svg\" alt=\"Linkedin logo\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lilitjejauregui\" class=\"team-members__socials-icon ico-twitter\" aria-label=\"Twitter profile of Liliana  Jauregui\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/themes\/gopublic-motor-theme-child\/src\/images\/twitter-icon.svg\" alt=\"Twitter logo\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"posts related_content small-12\">\n    <div class=\"post__titlebar grid-x\">\n                    <h2 class=\"post__title\">More stories from the Amazon<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"post__body\">\n                    <div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x show-for-medium\">\n                                    <div class=\"cell large-3 medium-6 small-12\">\n                        <article class=\"post post-type-post\">\n\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/story\/international-womens-day-2026-why-gender-justice-is-urgent-for-women-defenders-in-the-amazon\/\">\n        <div class=\"post__image\"\n            data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Meeting-of-the-Indigenous-Kotsimba-community-in-Madre-de-Dios_Photo-Diego-Perez-SPDA-scaled-600x0-c-default.jpg, small], [https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Meeting-of-the-Indigenous-Kotsimba-community-in-Madre-de-Dios_Photo-Diego-Perez-SPDA-scaled-800x0-c-default.jpg, medium], [https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Meeting-of-the-Indigenous-Kotsimba-community-in-Madre-de-Dios_Photo-Diego-Perez-SPDA-scaled-1800x0-c-default.jpg, large]\">\n            \n            <div class=\"post__in\">\n                <div class=\"post__in--info\">\n                                    <div class=\"post__in--label\">\n                                                                                    Feature stories\n                                                                        <\/div>\n\n                                                                <h3>\n                            International Women\u2019s Day 2026: why gender justice is urgent for women defenders in the Amazon\n                        <\/h3>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"post__link\">\n                    <i class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n\n<\/article>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"cell large-3 medium-6 small-12\">\n                        <article class=\"post post-type-post\">\n\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/news\/course-in-madre-de-dios-to-strengthen-the-work-of-peruvian-environmental-defenders\/\">\n        <div class=\"post__image\"\n            data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Environmental-defenders-course-in-Madre-de-Dios.-Photo-Diego-Perez-SPDA-600x0-c-default.jpg, small], [https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Environmental-defenders-course-in-Madre-de-Dios.-Photo-Diego-Perez-SPDA-800x0-c-default.jpg, medium], [https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Environmental-defenders-course-in-Madre-de-Dios.-Photo-Diego-Perez-SPDA-1800x0-c-default.jpg, large]\">\n            \n            <div class=\"post__in\">\n                <div class=\"post__in--info\">\n                                    <div class=\"post__in--label\">\n                                                                                    News\n                                                                        <\/div>\n\n                                                                <h3>\n                            Course in Madre de Dios to strengthen the work of Peruvian environmental defenders\n                        <\/h3>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"post__link\">\n                    <i class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n\n<\/article>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"cell large-3 medium-6 small-12\">\n                        <article class=\"post post-type-post\">\n\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/opinion\/recycled-but-not-responsible-loopholes-in-recycled-gold-from-the-amazon\/\">\n        <div class=\"post__image\"\n            data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gold-mining-in-Madre-de-Dios-Photo-Tom-Laffay-600x0-c-default.jpg, small], [https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gold-mining-in-Madre-de-Dios-Photo-Tom-Laffay-800x0-c-default.jpg, medium], [https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gold-mining-in-Madre-de-Dios-Photo-Tom-Laffay-1800x0-c-default.jpg, large]\">\n            \n            <div class=\"post__in\">\n                <div class=\"post__in--info\">\n                                    <div class=\"post__in--label\">\n                                                                                    Opinion\n                                                                        <\/div>\n\n                                                                <h3>\n                            Recycled but not responsible: loopholes in recycled gold from the Amazon\n                        <\/h3>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"post__link\">\n                    <i class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n\n<\/article>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"cell large-3 medium-6 small-12\">\n                        <article class=\"post post-type-post\">\n\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/story\/celebrating-all-women-in-all-their-diversity-this-international-womens-day\/\">\n        <div class=\"post__image\"\n            data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-03-at-16-04-02-Llamado-de-las-mujeres-indigenas-amazonicas-al-cuidado-de-los-sistemas-alimentarios-indigenas-on-Vimeo-1-600x0-c-default.jpg, small], [https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-03-at-16-04-02-Llamado-de-las-mujeres-indigenas-amazonicas-al-cuidado-de-los-sistemas-alimentarios-indigenas-on-Vimeo-1-800x0-c-default.jpg, medium], [https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-03-at-16-04-02-Llamado-de-las-mujeres-indigenas-amazonicas-al-cuidado-de-los-sistemas-alimentarios-indigenas-on-Vimeo-1-1800x0-c-default.jpg, large]\">\n            \n            <div class=\"post__in\">\n                <div class=\"post__in--info\">\n                                    <div class=\"post__in--label\">\n                                                                                    Feature stories\n                                                                        <\/div>\n\n                                                                <h3>\n                            International Women&#8217;s Day 2025: strengthening gender equality worldwide\n                        <\/h3>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"post__link\">\n                    <i class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n\n<\/article>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"show-for-small-only\">\n                <div class=\"orbit\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"More stories from the Amazon\" data-orbit>\n                    <div class=\"orbit-wrapper\">\n                        <ul class=\"orbit-container\">\n                                                    <li class=\"is-active orbit-slide\">\n                                <article class=\"post post-type-post\">\n\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/story\/international-womens-day-2026-why-gender-justice-is-urgent-for-women-defenders-in-the-amazon\/\">\n        <div class=\"post__image\"\n            data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Meeting-of-the-Indigenous-Kotsimba-community-in-Madre-de-Dios_Photo-Diego-Perez-SPDA-scaled-600x0-c-default.jpg, small], [https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Meeting-of-the-Indigenous-Kotsimba-community-in-Madre-de-Dios_Photo-Diego-Perez-SPDA-scaled-800x0-c-default.jpg, medium], [https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Meeting-of-the-Indigenous-Kotsimba-community-in-Madre-de-Dios_Photo-Diego-Perez-SPDA-scaled-1800x0-c-default.jpg, large]\">\n            \n            <div class=\"post__in\">\n                <div class=\"post__in--info\">\n                                    <div class=\"post__in--label\">\n                                                                                    Feature stories\n                                                                        <\/div>\n\n                                                                <h3>\n                            International Women\u2019s Day 2026: why gender justice is urgent for women defenders in the Amazon\n                        <\/h3>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"post__link\">\n                    <i class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n\n<\/article>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                    <li class=\"is-active orbit-slide\">\n                                <article class=\"post post-type-post\">\n\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/news\/course-in-madre-de-dios-to-strengthen-the-work-of-peruvian-environmental-defenders\/\">\n        <div class=\"post__image\"\n            data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Environmental-defenders-course-in-Madre-de-Dios.-Photo-Diego-Perez-SPDA-600x0-c-default.jpg, small], [https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Environmental-defenders-course-in-Madre-de-Dios.-Photo-Diego-Perez-SPDA-800x0-c-default.jpg, medium], [https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Environmental-defenders-course-in-Madre-de-Dios.-Photo-Diego-Perez-SPDA-1800x0-c-default.jpg, large]\">\n            \n            <div class=\"post__in\">\n                <div class=\"post__in--info\">\n                                    <div class=\"post__in--label\">\n                                                                                    News\n                                                                        <\/div>\n\n                                                                <h3>\n                            Course in Madre de Dios to strengthen the work of Peruvian environmental defenders\n                        <\/h3>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"post__link\">\n                    <i class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n\n<\/article>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                    <li class=\"is-active orbit-slide\">\n                                <article class=\"post post-type-post\">\n\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/opinion\/recycled-but-not-responsible-loopholes-in-recycled-gold-from-the-amazon\/\">\n        <div class=\"post__image\"\n            data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gold-mining-in-Madre-de-Dios-Photo-Tom-Laffay-600x0-c-default.jpg, small], [https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gold-mining-in-Madre-de-Dios-Photo-Tom-Laffay-800x0-c-default.jpg, medium], [https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gold-mining-in-Madre-de-Dios-Photo-Tom-Laffay-1800x0-c-default.jpg, large]\">\n            \n            <div class=\"post__in\">\n                <div class=\"post__in--info\">\n                                    <div class=\"post__in--label\">\n                                                                                    Opinion\n                                                                        <\/div>\n\n                                                                <h3>\n                            Recycled but not responsible: loopholes in recycled gold from the Amazon\n                        <\/h3>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"post__link\">\n                    <i class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n\n<\/article>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                    <li class=\"is-active orbit-slide\">\n                                <article class=\"post post-type-post\">\n\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/story\/celebrating-all-women-in-all-their-diversity-this-international-womens-day\/\">\n        <div class=\"post__image\"\n            data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-03-at-16-04-02-Llamado-de-las-mujeres-indigenas-amazonicas-al-cuidado-de-los-sistemas-alimentarios-indigenas-on-Vimeo-1-600x0-c-default.jpg, small], [https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-03-at-16-04-02-Llamado-de-las-mujeres-indigenas-amazonicas-al-cuidado-de-los-sistemas-alimentarios-indigenas-on-Vimeo-1-800x0-c-default.jpg, medium], [https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-03-at-16-04-02-Llamado-de-las-mujeres-indigenas-amazonicas-al-cuidado-de-los-sistemas-alimentarios-indigenas-on-Vimeo-1-1800x0-c-default.jpg, large]\">\n            \n            <div class=\"post__in\">\n                <div class=\"post__in--info\">\n                                    <div class=\"post__in--label\">\n                                                                                    Feature stories\n                                                                        <\/div>\n\n                                                                <h3>\n                            International Women&#8217;s Day 2025: strengthening gender equality worldwide\n                        <\/h3>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"post__link\">\n                    <i class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n\n<\/article>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                <\/ul>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <nav class=\"orbit-bullets\">\n                                                                            <button class=\"is-active\" data-slide=\"0\">\n                            <span class=\"show-for-sr\"><\/span>\n                            <span class=\"show-for-sr\" data-slide-active-label><\/span>\n                        <\/button>\n                                                                                                    <button data-slide=\"1\"><span class=\"show-for-sr\"><\/span><\/button>\n                                                                                                    <button data-slide=\"2\"><span class=\"show-for-sr\"><\/span><\/button>\n                                                                                                    <button data-slide=\"3\"><span class=\"show-for-sr\"><\/span><\/button>\n                                                                <\/nav>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"speaker-mute footnotes_reference_container\"> <div class=\"footnote_container_prepare\"><h2><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_label pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_169676_1();\">Index<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_169676_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_169676_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/h2><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_169676_1\" style=\"\"><table class=\"footnotes_table footnote-reference-container\"><caption class=\"accessibility\">Index<\/caption> <tbody> \r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_169676_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_169676_1_1');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_169676_1_1\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>1<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">La Republica. (2024). Mineros ilegales detr\u00e1s del asesinato de Victorio Dariquebe. <a href=\"https:\/\/larepublica.pe\/sociedad\/2024\/04\/22\/mineros-ilegales-detras-del-asesinato-de-victorio-dariquebe-madre-de-dios-reserva-de-amarakaeri-lideres-indigenas-1610136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Link to source<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_169676_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_169676_1_2');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_169676_1_2\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>2<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Global Witness. (2023). Standing firm: The Land and Environmental Defenders on the frontlines of the climate crisis. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalwitness.org\/en\/campaigns\/environmental-activists\/standing-firm\/#defenders-amazon-connected-determination\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Link to source<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_169676_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_169676_1_3');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_169676_1_3\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>3<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">MAAP. (2024). MAAP #205: Situaci\u00f3n Actual de la Reserva Comunal Amarakaeri (Amazonia Peruana). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maaproject.org\/2024\/amarakaeri-peru\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Link to source<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_169676_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_169676_1_4');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_169676_1_4\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>4<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Ministerio del Ambiente. (2024). Aprueban la Ley del Cuerpo de Guardaparques del Per\u00fa: hito hist\u00f3rico en la gesti\u00f3n de las \u00e1reas naturales protegidas. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gob.pe\/institucion\/minam\/noticias\/881951-aprueban-la-ley-del-cuerpo-de-guardaparques-del-peru-hito-historico-en-la-gestion-de-las-areas-naturales-protegidas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Link to source<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> function footnote_expand_reference_container_169676_1() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_169676_1').show(); jQuery('#footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_169676_1').text('\u2212'); } function footnote_collapse_reference_container_169676_1() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_169676_1').hide(); jQuery('#footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_169676_1').text('+'); } function footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_169676_1() { if (jQuery('#footnote_references_container_169676_1').is(':hidden')) { footnote_expand_reference_container_169676_1(); } else { footnote_collapse_reference_container_169676_1(); } } function footnote_moveToReference_169676_1(p_str_TargetID) { footnote_expand_reference_container_169676_1(); var l_obj_Target = jQuery('#' + p_str_TargetID); if (l_obj_Target.length) { jQuery( 'html, body' ).delay( 0 ); jQuery('html, body').animate({ scrollTop: l_obj_Target.offset().top - window.innerHeight * 0.2 }, 380); } } function footnote_moveToAnchor_169676_1(p_str_TargetID) { footnote_expand_reference_container_169676_1(); var l_obj_Target = jQuery('#' + p_str_TargetID); if (l_obj_Target.length) { jQuery( 'html, body' ).delay( 0 ); jQuery('html, body').animate({ scrollTop: l_obj_Target.offset().top - window.innerHeight * 0.2 }, 380); } }<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The life of a Peruvian Indigenous leader was taken last week. Victorio Dariquebe Gerewa, a park ranger in the Amarakaeri reserve and the leader of the Indigenous Queros community in Madre de Dios, was trying to protect his community&#8217;s territory. Illegal miners are expected to be behind his brutal death[1]La Republica. (2024). Mineros ilegales detr\u00e1s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":169679,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[323,183,312],"class_list":["post-169676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-amazon","tag-human-rights-and-nature","tag-pidda-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169676"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":169753,"href":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169676\/revisions\/169753"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=169676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}