Hi, Park enthusiasts. I'm your host, Dilya DeAmbra.

And the case I'm going to tell you about today is one that hits especially close to home

for me because I'm a working journalist.

And even though this show isn't one where I feature my own original reporting, I know

all too well from producing another show I host called Counter-Clock that's sometimes

being the person who's examining and uncovering controversial issues comes with a certain

level of danger.

Today's story is about two men, an indigenous and a British journalist, who were determined

to expose illegal natural resource extraction happening in the Amazon, but ultimately

paid the price of their righteous endeavor with their lives.

Runa Pareda and Dom Phillips' case unfolded in the summer of 2022 in one of the most beautiful

and dangerous landscapes in the world.

South America's Javari Valley in the Amazon.

This region is one of the most remote places on the planet, and it's situated where the

borders of Brazil, Peru, and Colombia meet.

It's made up of tens of thousands of square miles of thick jungle and waterways, and it's

not somewhere you want to be on your own.

According to the news source, France 24, for decades this region has been plagued with violent

crime, drug trafficking, and illegal fishing and logging on protected lands.

The natural camouflage the Amazon provides is the main reason why criminals conducting

these illegal activities operate there.

Depending on which source material you read, there are anywhere from 20 to 26 different

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