In an amazing action, Peru’s President, Alberto Fujimori, deployed the military to stop
unauthorized logging by a U.S. company in the Amazon and ordered that 15.6 million
acres be protected. He declared an “environmental state of emergency.”
Newman Lumber Company of Mississippi was caught taking mahogany valued between
$37-$40 million. Quoted in an article by the Associated Press, Fujimori said, “The
exploitation of resources will take place under certain conditions. That is to say, in a
sustainable manner, which means that with time the resources will be renovated and our forests will not be depleted.”
The president of the lumber company countered that his company won a ruling from
Peru’s Supreme Court to begin logging after the government shut down the operation nine
months ago.
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