Lake Titicaca strangled by pollution: more than 12 million cubic meters of sewage water dumped yearly, fish poisoned by mercury
May 20, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
The uncontrolled dumping of sewage waste and tailings produced by more than 30,000 small-scale miners are causing widespread environmental damage in Lake Titicaca, the largest lake in South America and the highest commercially navigable lake in the world.
Thousands of hectares of potato and corn gone to waste: blame climate change says Peru Environment Ministry
April 21, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Approximately 80,000 hectares of potato and 60,000 hectares of corn crops that would have nourished up to 11 million Peruvians have gone to waste during the past 12 harvests because of climate change and soil degradation, Peru’s Environment Ministry said Monday.
Social conflicts up by 150 percent since 2008
April 15, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Social conflicts in Peru have shot up from 93 in March 2008 to 238 this past month, reported daily El Comercio on Tuesday. Of the 238 social conflicts tracked last month, more than half were related to environmental concerns. To tackle some of the ongoing conflicts, the state-sponsored Ombudsman’s Office – in charge of protecting [...]
Peru Environment Ministry recommends setting limit for highly valued mahogany wood exports
April 14, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
A strict limit of 562 to 851 should be set on the number of mahogany trees allowed to be cut down annually for export, recommended Peru’s Environment Ministry in a recently published report. The report issued by Peru’s fledgling Environment Ministry urges the Agriculture Ministry to set a National Mahogany Exportation Quota for 2009. In [...]
World Bank approves $330 million loan to help Peru mitigate climate change
February 18, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
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,” [...]
