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This is compounded by a lack of basic information; for example, a management office in Ucayali lacked maps or identified territories for approximately 450 communities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000218#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Insecure land tenure and corruption are linked to severe violence against Indigenous leaders who defend their territories. The document cites the murders of Apu Arbildo Meléndez and Mario Marcos López Huanca as consequences of struggles against land grabbing and illegal logging.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000218#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Corruption in the timber value chain leads to 'timber laundering' through Indigenous territories, which can result in heavy financial penalties for the communities. 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