Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest The completion of the roads was followed by a wave of resettlement; these settlers had a significant effect on the forest as well. Research conducted by Leydimere Oliveira et al. has shown that the more rainforest is logged in the Amazon, the less precipitation reaches the area and so the lower the yield per hectare becomes. Thus for Brazil as a whole, there is no economic gain to be made by logging and selling trees and using the logged land for pastoral purposes. A September 2016 Amazon Watch report concludes that imports of crude oil by the US are driving
Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest organization of the Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon River Basin (COICA). AIDESEP was founded by: Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest The Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest (Spanish: "Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana" - AIDESEP) is a Peruvian national indigenous rights organization, presided over by a decentralized National Council. The organization comprises 57 federations and territorial organizations. These organizations represent 1,350 communities of roughly 350,000 indigenous people who speak a plurality of languages. Members of AIDESEP work to improve the health, education, housing, and organization of indigenous peoples.