Forests sustain and protect us in a myriad of ways. They absorb carbon dioxide and provide us with oxygen, they harbour more than three quarters of terrestrial biodiversity, and they support the livelihoods of millions of people worldwide. But the world has lost 420 million hectares of forest since 1990. …
An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 grades on the Richter scale struck the region of Moquegua in southern Peru, according to a report by the Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP). It registered at 4:03 a.m. and its epicenter was located 91 kilometers south of the Ilo province, with a depth of …
LIMA – A landslide injured 25 people and destroyed the dwellings of 100 residents of two remote communities in Pampa Hermosa, a district in the central Peruvian region of Junin, media reports said. The landslide hit San Dionisio and Santa Viviana, located in Satipo province, destroying dozens of dwellings and …
LIMA – Peru’s government has declared a 90-day water quality emergency in several northern jungle districts where two oil spills occurred due to ruptures of a pipeline operated by state-owned oil company Petroperu. The General Directorate of Environmental Health, or Digesa, in a resolution published Wednesday in the El Peruano …
A mythical boiling river that stretches for four miles has been discovered in the Peruvian Amazon. The river, at Mayantuyacu, was discovered by geoscientist Andrés Ruzo after being told tales about its existence by his grandfather. Ruzo said Spanish conquistadors exploring the Amazon after killing the last Inca emperor came …
LIMA: Two recent oil pipeline spills in Peru's part of the Amazon hit areas rich in wildlife and it will take them a year to recover, the government said on Monday. The spills released a total of 2,000 barrels of petroleum, energy and mining minister Rosa Maria Ortiz said. She …
LIMA – Peru’s Energy and Mines Ministry said it had approved Spanish energy major Repsol’s environmental impact assessment of the Sagari natural gas project, located in the jungles of the southern region of Cuzco. The ministry’s General Directorate of Environmental Energy Affairs approved the assessment of Sagari, a project whose …
New advanced satellite maps of tropical countries reveal that more than 90 percent of recent tree cover loss took place in natural forests rather than plantations, threatening ecosystems and biodiversity, research shows. The maps mark a breakthrough in forest monitoring that allows researchers to distinguish between natural growth and oil …
The impact of a changing climate on the Amazon basin is a subject of intensive research because of its rich biodiversity and the significant role of rainforests in carbon cycling. Climate change has also a direct hydrological impact, and increasing efforts have focused on understanding the hydrological dynamics at continental …
In a bid to eradicate illegal rubbish dumping around Lima, Peruvian authorities are outfitting vultures with GPS tracking devices and GoPro cameras to monitor the city from above. Under the "Vultures Detect" program, 10 trained birds wearing specially-designed vests have already started the job. "Generally the majority of people have …
New figures from Brazil show a further rise in the number of babies born with abnormally small heads to mothers infected with the Zika virus. There have been 3,893 cases of microcephaly since October, when the authorities first noticed a surge, up from 3,500 in last week's report. Zika is …
This brief makes the case for ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) by presenting how it can generate multiple environmental, social and economic benefits. Research shows that benefiting from a wide range of ecosystem services is closely correlated with communities’ degree of resilience to challenges. It presents case studies from Peru, Nepal and …
LIMA – The 47 mining projects under development in Peru are worth $56.41 billion, with 24 of the ventures dedicated to exploration and six others involving expansions of existing operating units, the official Andina news agency reported Sunday, citing Energy and Mines Ministry figures. Environmental impact studies have been completed …
This brief provides an introduction to ecosystem-based adaptation to climatic risks and hazards. It presents the concept and principles of ecosystem-based adaptation, the environmental, social and cultural benefits, as well as case studies from Nepal, Peru and Uganda. Further, it proposes a framework for holistic ecosystem-based adaptation. This guidance document …
At mid-December, skies in Lima continue to be draped with gloomy clouds and heavy humidity. When can locals expect a turn-around into summer? Summer officially begins on Dec. 21 and the National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru (Senamhi) told El Comercio that they expect the cloudy skies and light …
An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 grades on the Richter scale was recorded in Tacna, Peru, this afternoon, according to the Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP, Spanish acronym), reports El Comercio. The National Seismology Center of Chile reported the movement to have taken place north of the locality of Cuya, Peru, …
Over the past four decades, bicycle ownership has been documented in various countries but not globally analyzed. This paper presents an effort to fill this gap by tracking household bicycle possession. First, we gather survey data from 150 countries and extract percentage household bicycle ownership values. Performing cluster analysis, we …
An earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale jolted 173 kilometers northwest of Iberia, Peru, at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, local time, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, monitored at a depth of 602.34 km, was initially determined to be at 10.5846 degrees south latitude and 70.9656 degrees west longitude. …
A fog of suffocating smoke settles over the Indonesian countryside, sickening hundreds of thousands of people and triggering an environmental crisis. In Peru, officials abandon plans to host the lucrative Dakar Rally and prepare instead for torrential rains and devastating floods. And in Ethiopia, crops perish for lack of seasonal …
The government of Peru President Ollanta Humala said Thursday that it was lifting a state of emergency to start talks with local leaders over MMG Ltd's $7.4 billion Las Bambas copper project. The government had suspended civil liberties and authorized military patrols in the southern Andean regions of Apurimac and …
"After the rain, there was a silence followed by terrible thunder and lightning," says 63-year-old resident Cristina Inga. Her house was destroyed first by flooding, and then tonnes of rocks tumbled down from the mountain. "We survived by escaping through the roof," she recalls. "All the neighbours did the same; …
