For Peru’s indigenous communities, a protected forest means income
Arvildo Uraco Canaquiri is president of the Management Committee of the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, a sprawling 2 million ha expanse of... Read More
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In Peru, superfruits initiative offers a ‘global example of forest conservation’
There is no silver bullet solution to the issue of deforestation in the Amazon. But there is near unanimous agreement that preventing... Read More
Achieving change at scale in the tropics: Jurisdictional strategies and the emerging carbon market
The last four years have seen record rates of tropical deforestation, a persistent trend that has defied international efforts to stem the... Read More
The Amazon loses key defender to COVID-19
Robinson López, a lifelong defender of Indigenous rights and the climate, died Friday from complications associated with COVID-19. He was 36 years... Read More
Peru-based coalition releases roadmap on sustainability and forest protection
Peru has lost roughly 2.3 million hectares of rainforest in the past seven years. One coalition is trying to turn things around.