RPT-Peru says deforestation slowing as it beefs up laws, sanctions
October 07, 2016 at 20:46 PM EDT
LIMA, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Deforestation in Peru has slowed since peaking at nearly 180,000 hectares (700 square miles) in 2014 when swaths of the Amazon were illegally cleared for oil palm plantations, the head of the country's forest service said on Friday.