'Amazon region under threat from oil drilling, mining'

Sacred Headwaters of the Amazon, considered to be the most biodiverse terrestrial ecosystem on Earth, is witnessing expansion of new fossil fuel …

How six proposed dams on Amazon River could threaten regional food security

These dams can have major impacts on hydrology, geomorphology, biodiversity and productivity of the river system  

The imperatives of governing world’s forests

For the past eight years, leaders of public forest agencies from the world’s most forested countries have been taking part in a series of …

El Niño-triggered floods claim 72 lives in Peru

More floods to be expected, says the national weather service

Rustling for hair

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Plagued plantations

Farmers in the Peruvian highlands learn that all's not well with their produce, land and health

A farmer & a melting glacier: Why German judges are on a trip to Peru

Judges, experts from Germany arrive in Huarez, Peru to assess risk

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Counting large mammals

Climate change could shrink Himalayan, Andean rivers, says study

Glaciers are melting in both mountain ranges, leading to a decline in river waters, which in turn could affect people

Aggressive oil extraction spells disaster for Amazon rainforests

Copious amounts of carbon is emitted when the rainforests are cut down to establish drill sites

US company settles out of court with indigenous Peruvians in oil spill case

Occidental Petroleum was being sued by Achuar communities for the destruction of their habitat in the Amazon

Feeding frenzy

14 fly species and 18 species of wasps found living in a single tropical flower, feeding on each other

COVID-19: Over 200 organisations sign statement on protection of indigenous Amazonians

They demanded a ban on all industrial activity and proselytisation in indigenous territory in addition to proper health services and law enforcement

Peru’s indigenous community occupies oil wells in Amazon

Protestors demand more compensation from the company for contamination of their lands

Floral trouble

In sharp contrast to earlier estimates, a new study claims that nearly half the world's flora species face extinction

Bolivia losing forest cover at alarming rate

The Philippines, Indonesia, and Peru also witness increase in deforestation, suggests NASA data

Indigenous defenders stand between illegal roads, survival of Amazon rainforest — elections in Brazil, Peru could be a turning point

A victory for sustainability, conservation and culture in Brazil could resonate across political borders into Peru and the other seven countries …

2015-16 El Niño: Wildfires in Amazon led to over 30 million tonnes of CO2 emission

Almost one million hectare of primary and secondary forests was burned during the 2015–2016 El Niño season

Death in the devil’s paradise

British colonial history is tainted by its involvement in rubber collection from the Peruvian Amazon, writes Survivor International

The Bill of contentions

IPCC report sets zero emissions target for world by 2100 to contain climate change

Synthesis report cites mass die-offs of forests, the melting of land ice, rapid rise in sea levels and crop destruction to give ‘clear’…

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