by Beth Holmes | May 24, 2021 | Conservation, Environmental hazards
Mining, especially for valuable metals like copper, gold, silver, lead, and zinc, is a sizeable chunk of Peru’s economy. In 2019, mined goods accounted for just over 60 percent of Peru’s exports, generating 1.8 million jobs and almost $30 billion,...
by Admin | Sep 22, 2014 | Conservation, Information
Authorities in Peru are now investigating the killing of an environmental advocate and indigenous leader who died late in August. The advocate, Edwin Chota, died along with three other men in a remote area of the Amazon jungle that Chota had sought to protect from...
by Admin | Jul 28, 2014 | Articles
Dozens of international groups, the United Nations, and even Peru’s own citizen ombudsman are objecting to a new law that weakens environmental protections in the Andean nation even as it prepares to host international climate talks this year. The law was...
