. >> throughout the crowd, portraits of one of the martyrs of this movement, edwin chota, a peruvian environmental activist from the ashaninka indian tribe who'd spent years fighting illegal logging on his community's lands. in september, chota and three others from the village of saweto were shot and killed near the brazilian border. in the vast amazon basin that's home to about half of peru's more than 1,500 indigenous communities, with some 300 thousand people. chota had spoken of threats he received as he fought to gain official title to his lands and keep loggers at bay. >> ( translated ): it is a risk of life or death for us because they are loggers, they have arms, they have everything and they are never going to pay attention to us. so we need the support of government institutions to protect the region at the border. >> brown: chota's remains were found by a river near his home. two loggers have been charged with his murder. we all accounts illegal logging, mining, and drug trafficking have been on the rise in this area. the world bank. in lima this week, the vice culture mi