Biodiversity hotspot in the Amazon awaiting official recognition for 20 years

Peru government silent on awarding protected status

Sidelining sanitation

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Sea change

Fishing leads to decline of famous Peruvian seabirds

High on hope

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Double whammy

Healthy rise

In population of endangered camel species

Poop-corn culture

The Inca empire thrived on innovations to boost maize production

A friendly air wave

Radio>> Indigenous People • Peru

Troubled waters

Toxic heavy metals found in indigenous people living near oil fields of Peruvian Amazon: Study

High levels of mercury, cadmium & arsenic were found in the urine samples of people living river basins of Corrientes, Pastaza, Tigre & …

Peru investigating death of 500 sea lions

While the government has accused fishers of poisoning them, environmentalists are probing other causes, including ingestion of plastic and disease

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Magic drop

Easy to administer oral diarrhoea vaccine tested in Bangladesh

Peru's war on 'biopiracy'

Farmers in Peru irate over US patents on 'natural viagra'

Invader's curse

Tantrums of the "Christ Child"

A weather event which Peruvians once regarded as a boon is now recognised as causing terrible global disasters

'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