Peru News » Amazona News Peru » Amazona » Finance: Peru’s Natural Legacy Secures $37.5 Million Funding Boost from Green Climate Fund
New investment strengthens long-term protection of more than 15 million hectares of the Peruvian Amazon and expands Indigenous-led climate resilience.
News Peru » Amazona » Finance: Gold demand puts Peru's Amazon at greater risk from mercury poisoning, bishop warns
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — As gold prices hover at record highs, a leading Catholic leader in Peru’s Amazon is urging countries that are destinations for the precious metal to help stem illegal mining ...
News Peru » Amazona » Finance: Peru rejects creation of Amazon reserve to protect uncontacted tribes, drawing Indigenous outcry
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this undated photo provided by the Organization of Indigenous Peoples of the Eastern Amazon, a home belonging to an uncontacted ...
News Peru » Amazona » Finance: Amendment to Peru law raises fears of Amazon rainforest destruction
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A recent amendment to Peru’s Forestry and Wildlife Law is drawing fierce backlash from environmental groups and Indigenous groups that warn it could accelerate deforestation in ...
News Peru » Amazona » Finance: Peru-Brazil Bioceanic Railway brings too much risk to the Amazon, experts warn
The idea of a railway line stretching across the width of South America — from Peru on the Pacific coast to Brazil on the Atlantic — has gained steam since the inauguration of the megaport of Chancay ...
News Peru » Amazona » Finance: Peru rejects creation of Amazon reserve to protect uncontacted tribes, drawing Indigenous outcry
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Peru’s Congress rejected Friday a proposal to create a long-delayed Amazon reserve meant to protect uncontacted Indigenous tribes living in voluntary isolation along the border ...
News Peru » Amazona » Finance: Amendment to Peru law raises fears of Amazon rainforest destruction
FILE - Cut down trees lie within view of the Cordillera Azul National Park, seen in the background near Chambira community, in Peru's Amazon, Oct. 3, 2022. (AP Photo ...