The Mashco Piro have chosen to be cut off from the world for more than a century. They hunt with long bows and arrows, ...

The Andean Community has ordered Peru to take immediate action against illegal gold mining and mercury trafficking. The ruling comes from the Andean Community, which includes Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, ...

Loggers were killed last year after entering Mashco Piro territory in Peru's Amazon, with Indigenous leaders warning that ...

For years, gold mining has been one of Peru’s most pressing environmental challenges, with illegal operations clearing the ...

Trees in the Peruvian Amazon are silently preserving the history of human activity, including the destructive impacts of gold ...

FILE - Cut down trees lie within view of the Cordillera Azul National Park, seen in the background near Chambira community, in Peru's Amazon, Oct. 3, 2022. (AP Photo ...

MADRE DE DIOS, Peru — Sunlight dapples the once-denuded forest floor as saplings spread their branches and leaves overhead, slowly forming a lush canopy. Each sapling is distinct, a reflection of the ...

The newly launched 'Pure Amazon' from high-end operator Abercrombie & Kent takes guests on the ultimate floating safari ...

"We're part of this natural world, and so we must defend it," he said. Santiago Manuin, one of the most celebrated defenders of Peru's Amazon rainforest and the leader of the Awajún tribe, whose vast ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A recent amendment to Peru’s Forestry and Wildlife Law is drawing fierce backlash from environmental groups and Indigenous groups that warn it could accelerate deforestation in ...