In Peru, five major instances in which deforestation has successfully been prevented from expanding were detected by the Monitoring of the Andean Amazon Project (MAAP). MAAP followed the development of…
LIMA, Peru - The Permanent Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of Peru acquitted Máxima Acuña and her family of the crime of aggravated encroachment of the land…
Illegal traffickers want animals by any means necessary, even if they are endangered or if they suffer in transit. More than 380 wildlife species (211 birds, 101 mammals, 47 reptiles,…
The directors of palm oil producer Plantaciones de Pucallpa SAC decided to withdraw their company from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) on October 12, sending an official email…
Peru’s Manu National Park has claimed the distinction as the place with the greatest terrestrial species diversity compared to other emblematic areas of the world. The park, located between the…
On Saturday, August 20, Hugo Vásquez Torrejón was walking through "Ojos de Agua," a conservation concession located in the province of Picota, Amazon region of San Martín. He needed to…
An attack on Máxima Acuña de Chaupe, farmer and environmental activist, took place on her property the morning of September 18. "She has fainted!" are the last words heard in…
In a new report, the Monitoring of the Andean Amazon Project (MAAP), via data from the early warning deforestation alert system produced by the University of Maryland's GLAD (Global Land…
new oil spill from the pipeline that carries crude oil from the northern Peruvian Amazon across the Andes Mountains to the Pacific coast has raised fears of yet more pollution…
In less than a week, Peru will have a new president and, until now, the environment has not been one of the fundamental topics of the public debate. While several…
Peru has committed to protect its Amazonian forests and to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions. But the way the country is pushing the production of oil palm in the Amazon…