"Every hectare protected here means more space for jaguars to roam." Officials take bold action to protect one-of-a-kind ...

A recent amendment to Peru’s Forestry and Wildlife Law is drawing fierce backlash from environmental and Indigenous groups that warn it could accelerate deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.

Groups of Mennonites, seeking inexpensive land far from modern life, are carving out new colonies in the Amazon. They are also raising fears that they are adding to the deforestation of the vital ...

Groups belonging to the Mennonites have emerged as a notable source of deforestation in Peru's Amazon, having cut down an area close to the size of Manhattan since 2017, according to a new report.

Indigenous and rural communities from Peru’s northern Amazon have filed a formal complaint against the government for failing to curb illegal gold mining in the Nanay River basin.

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 ...

Peru holds the second-largest share of Amazon rainforest after Brazil, with over 70 million hectares—about 60% of Peru’s territory, according to nonprofit Rainforest Trust.

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 ...