Environment Minister Brack inaugurates conference 3R3: Towards a Green Peru

Environment Minister Antonio Brack inaugurated the environmental conference 3R3: Towards a Green Peru on Monday. During the conference, Brack said that about 80 percent of solid waste in Peru is left untreated in the environment, state news agency Andina reported. “Never before has humanity had as much technology in its reach to see what is [...]

Lights out in Peru for global warming

Citizens worldwide and in Peru will be switching off their lights on March 28, as part of the World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour 2009 Campaign. “This year, Earth Hour has been transformed into the world’s first global election, between Earth and global warming. For the first time in history, people of all ages, nationalities, race [...]

World Bank approves $330 million loan to help Peru mitigate climate change

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a $330 million loan Tuesday to help Peru’s recently created Environment Ministry improve and strengthen the environmental management of key sectors such as mining, urban transport and biodiversity conservation. “The World Bank has decided to support Peru resolutely in the implementation of environmental policies permitting sustainable development,” [...]

What citizens don’t want: A ministry without environment

By Anna Zucchetti. Biologist Translated and reprinted from the opinion page of El Comercio I don’t know if President Garcia would agree with me about the strategic importance of the soon-to-be-born Ministry of the Environment. I don’t know if we would agree on the structure or about its jurisdiction. But we are in agreement on [...]