Five face trial in Peru in rare prosecution over the killing of an Amazon defender

Five men are set to stand trial in Peru over the 2023 killing of an Indigenous Amazon defender BOGOTA, Colombia -- The trial ...
Mongabay News

New data highlight Peru’s growing oil and gas footprint in the Amazon

New data show Peru has the Amazon’s largest oil and gas footprint and most lease blocks in rainforest areas overlap ...
Los Angeles Times

Amendment to Peru law raises fears of Amazon rainforest destruction

BOGOTA, Colombia — 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 the ...
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New conservation area protects 53% of carbon in northern Peruvian Amazon

A new regional conservation area has been created in Loreto, the largest region in Peru’s Amazon. The Medio Putumayo Algodón Regional Conservation Area is the fourth protected natural area in the ...