Peru News » Madre De Dios News Peru » Madre de Dios: UNESCO Peru launches Horizontes Amazonía to strengthen intercultural and environmental education in four regions
Teachers and school leaders from Miguel Acosta Oyarce, Pastor Valencia Peña, and Boras de Pucaurquillo schools in the province of Mariscal Nieto, as well as La Paz del Marañón and Nuestra Señora de ...
News Peru » Madre de Dios: Fuel trafficking sustains illegal mining in Peru’s Madre de Dios
Mongabay Latam confirmed that one of the new trafficking methods is the modification of fuel tanks in vehicles to allow room for more fuel, which is permitted by the Ministry of Transport and ...
News Peru » Madre de Dios: Peru election highlights lack of plans to tackle illegal mining despite growing environmental crisis
As Peru heads into elections, most political parties lack concrete plans to tackle illegal mining, a major driver of deforestation and mercury pollution in the Amazon.
News Peru » Madre de Dios: In Peru's Madre de Dios region, church helps indigenous peoples survive
Bishop David Martínez de Aguirre Guinea of Puerto Maldonado listened as Harakmbut leader Matilde Tije described the predicament of her people. In this hamlet of 110 residents, there is no school or ...
News Peru » Madre de Dios: Peru battles the golden curse of Madre de Dios
“You go out to these communities that are so incredibly poor, and there is money buried in the dirt,” says Jason Scullion. “It is not surprising that they want to go out there and dig it up.” Scullion ...
News Peru » Madre de Dios: Peru Running Out of Ideas to Stop Illegal Mining in Madre de Dios
Authorities have dismantled about 30 illegal mining camps during the first week of the operation Authorities in Peru launched a large-scale operation aimed at driving out illegal gold mining and other ...
News Peru » Madre de Dios: In Peru’s Madre de Dios region, Church helps indigenous peoples survive
Bishop David Martinez de Aguirre Guinea of Puerto Maldonado, Peru, chats with a man Feb. 20 from the indigenous community of Arazaire. (Credit: CNS photo/stringer.) Listen ARAZAIRE, Peru — Bishop ...