The UN warns that a modification of the current forestry law threatens indigenous peoples, especially those who are in voluntary isolation. According to the Andean Amazon Monitoring Project, in 2022, deforestation in Peru reached 144,683 hectares.
Between 2021 and 2020, nearly 2.4 million hectares of forested areas were lost, according to data from the Ministry of the Environment. One of the modifications to the law takes away Minam's power to decide which forests are “permanent production” and can be used for forestry and wildlife resources.