Environment Ministry launches environmental conservation program in Peru’s Amazon

Peru Environment Minister Antonio Brack has launched the “Conserving Together” program, which aims to favor the protection of the Amazon forest by financially rewarding Amazonian communities who take steps to do so. “We are structuring the program with Peru’s indigenous communities,” said Brack in comments to Canal N. “They could become involved in eco-tourism or [...]

Environment Ministry: Peru retains 90 percent of its Amazonian forests, despite deforestation

Peru retains 69 million hectares — or 90 percent — of its virgin Amazon forests, despite deforestation, according to a study by Peru’s Environment Ministry, official state new agency Andina reported. According to the Ministry’s report, deforestation — caused by logging, industrial-scale agriculture, mining and oil extraction, and infrastructure and road development — resulted in [...]