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, ...

Planet’s oldest bee species and primary pollinators were under threat from deforestation and competition from ‘killer bees’ ...

New data show Peru has the Amazon’s largest oil and gas footprint and most lease blocks in rainforest areas overlap ...

The two-lane Interoceanic Highway climbs from the humid flatlands of Peru’s Amazon rainforest upward toward the famed Incan city of Cuzco. Along the way, it serpentines across rivers, through clouds, ...

What’s lurking in and around the rainforest canopy? That’s a hard question to answer, especially in tall and dense forests. Traditional tracking methods, like camera traps, often miss out on elusive ...

This week, Peruvian officials are set to consider the creation of a sprawling reserve in the country’s Amazon basin to protect groups of Indigenous people living in isolation from the rest of society.

With its wildlife, exceptional biodiversity and breathtaking wilderness, Peru’s section of the Amazon River is the ultimate ...