Peru News » Amazona News Peru » Amazona » Government: The people resisting Peru’s illegal goldrush
Rivers and fish are being poisoned with mercury, forests are felled and land devastated as illegal mining, fuelled in part by the soaring price of gold (currently over $4,000 per ounce), is causing ...
News Peru » Amazona » Government: The latest issues in Peru’s Amazon: Interview with Indigenous leader Julio Cusurichi
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Mongabay interviewed Julio Cusurichi Palacios, a prominent Indigenous leader from Peru, to hear his take on some of the latest and biggest events ...
News Peru » Amazona » Government: The making of an autonomous Indigenous nation in Peru’s Amazon
If you liked this story, share it with other people. The Wampís Indigenous people of northern Peru have spent decades resisting the expansion of oil drilling and other extractive projects in their ...
News Peru » Amazona » Government: Peru to Consider New Reserve for Uncontacted Indigenous People
This week, Peruvian officials are set to consider the creation of a sprawling reserve in the country’s Amazon basin to protect groups of Indigenous people living in isolation from the rest of society.
News Peru » Amazona » Government: Peru Votes Against Creating New Indigenous Reserve in Amazon Region
Government agencies in Peru have voted against establishing a new reserve meant to protect Indigenous people living in part of the country’s Amazon basin from outside incursions. Indigenous groups in ...