A civil court in Peru has issued a landmark ruling recognizing the territorial rights of the Kichwa people within a protected ...

Gold mining in the Amazon removes so much water from the ground that it's too hot and dry for seedlings to survive.

Forests in the Peruvian Amazon aren't growing back after gold mining—not just because the soil is damaged by toxic metals, ...

Scientists in a new study have found that gold mining in South America makes restoration of the Amazon rainforest impossible.

The Culture Ministry of Peru has cut roughly half of the protected area surrounding the Nazca Lines, a move that ...

Far from smoothie bars and powdered sachets, these wild Amazonian juices are pulped just hours after picking – making them ...

Armed men hijacked a tourist boat in the Amazon rainforest in Peru, robbed all 14 people on board and forced them to empty ...

Peru’s state-run oil company failed to attract any bids to develop an oil field that overlaps ancestral territories of several Indigenous groups.

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. It’s one of the ...

In Peru’s Amazon, Indigenous communities face growing threats from organized crime, yet are largely invisible to the state, says a new report.

Amendment to Peru Law Raises Fears of Amazon Rainforest Destruction BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A recent amendment to Peru’s Forestry and Wildlife Law is drawing fierce backlash from environmental ...