Peru passes law allowing roads through pristine Amazon rainforest

Pope warned on Friday of threat to Amazon and its peoplesNew roads in border areas could affect five indigenous reservesPeru has approved a law that would allow roads to be built in the most remote and pristine region of its Amazon rainforest, a haven for isolated indigenous groups and an area of primary forest rich in mahogany trees.Related: Pope Francis says Amazon indigenous people under greater threat than everContinue reading...