Peru's forests have long faced a growing threat of deforestation. In recent months, environmental groups have spoken out ...

Peru has attracted millions of dollars in forest conservation initiatives and has 254 public and private parks and protected areas, yet deforestation has been rising steadily since 2001 by more ...

Deforestation in Peru's Amazon has remained relatively stable in recent years, with a significant spike in 2020 during the first year of the pandemic. "An entity that can continue expanding ...

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 ...

Human Rights Watch has warned that Peru's Congress is seriously undermining the judicial system's ability to combat organized ...

The anti-forest law flies in the face of Peru’s COP commitments to reduce deforestation and may affect allocation of funds from the COP 26 Global Forests Finance Pledge. It also contravenes free trade ...

Emissions from deforestation and land use change make up the majority of Peru’ contributions to global warming. In 2015, it is estimated that deforestation and land use change in Peru contributed 53 ...

Deforestation Rate: 165 kha/year. Approximately 1100 square miles of Peru’s forest becomes subject to deforestation every year. The increasing rate of deforestation in Peru is due to many ...

Survival International said the photos were taken June 26-27 and show about 53 male Mashco Piro on the beach. The group estimated as many as 100 to 150 tribal members would have been in the area ...

In January, Peru loosened restrictions on deforestation, which critics dubbed the "anti-forest law." Researchers have since warned of the rise in deforestation for agriculture and how it is making ...

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.