This is a big problem for us, said Alvaro Masquez Salvador, a lawyer.

He said the new rule makes forests private. Forests belong to the country, not one person.

People who like the new rule say it will help farmers in Peru and make farming better.

AP asked many people from farms in Peru and a politician, Maria Zeta Chunga. Only one person from a farm answered. They said they did not want to talk.

Peru has a lot of Amazon rainforest. It is important for the world because it helps the climate.

A law from 2011 said you need permission to change forest land. But new rules make it easier to cut down trees without asking.

A court in Peru said a law was okay. Some people did not like the law. But the court said yes to part of it. This part means old land changes are okay. Some people think this is bad.

The court said they should have talked to the local people about changing the law. It also said the Environment Ministry helps decide where forests can be.

A lawyer said: "The court said the law was bad for the people. They should have been asked. But the court still said the bad part is okay."

This change is like what happened in Brazil. The government and businesses worked together. They changed rules to help farms. In Brazil, big farm companies wanted this. In Peru, different groups want it too, but they are not as organized.

In Peru, some people help. People with big farms help. People who take land help. People in bad jobs like illegal mining and drugs help. Small farmers who worry about their land also help.

Vladimir Pinto from Amazon Watch said that good and bad groups are working together.

Julia Urrunaga says the government is wrong. They say the changes are needed for EU rules.

If products from illegal tree cutting can be sold later, rules in places like Europe will not work well, she said.

This is not good for markets and makes it hard to stop cutting down trees, Urrunaga said.

Olivier Coupleux from the EU in Peru says the new laws are not because of the EU rule about forests.

Coupleux told news in Peru that the rule is to stop buying things that make trees cut down. The rule does not need new laws. It needs to know where things like coffee, cocoa, and wood come from and if they are good for nature.

Groups will go to courts in other countries because they say the decision is a bad example for other countries.

For many Native leaders, the law is bad for their land, people, and traditions.

Julio Cusurichi said this will help people take land and hurt nature in places that are already weak.

Our people have always kept our land and the Earth safe.