May 2022, ScientificAmerican.com 73
A LOGGING ROAD from
Peru ( left ) cut through the
Amazon forest to reach the
Amˆonia River in August- Fearing an assault
on the region’s bio diversity,
Ashaninka Indigenous peo-
ples and their allies halted
the loggers’ advance with
their bodies. They subse-
quently established a sur-
veillance outpost ( above )
by the illegal road to guard
against further attempts
by out siders to extract the
region’s natural wealth.