The Bill of contentions

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PERU

Height of inequality

Standard of living determines a child's height

Peru cops out of environment obligation ahead of COP20

Eases fines and regulations to lure multinational mining companies

With a little help

After years of decline the vicuna makes a comeback in Peru

Battlelines drawn

Farm trade: it's developing countries vs EU-US

US plan to settle WTO disputes

Stronger and frequent El Niños are not recent phenomenon

Shellfish fossils along coastal Peru retell the history of El Niño cycles

Peru summit: dignitaries call for equitable climate treaty

Negotiations in Lima expected to pave the way for new climate deal

Flight to extinction

One in eight birds will vanish in the next 100 years, says a new report

A fine balance

The business of ecotourism is set to boom worldwide. Who will gain and who will lose?

Rudderless

Ecotourism is the new buzzword in the Indian government

The enterprise

Keeping both the environment and economy afloat

Climate negotiations resume in Bonn; focus on developing text of draft agreement

Negotiations will also explore opportunities for capturing carbon and non-CO2 gases

Communities make oil giants pay for pollution

Indigenous people of Nigeria, Peru take on oil giants; BP pays for its pollution

Science and Technology - Briefs

Climate change threatens peace and prosperity, says UN secretary general

Summit seeks joint engagement by countries, civil society and private sector

A giant dolphin once resided in the Peruvian Amazon. Its closest living relatives today inhabit the Indus and Ganga

At 3.5 metres long, the Pebanista yacuruna was the largest river dolphin that ever existed