A Catholic bishop in Peru’s Amazon is warning that mercury from illegal gold mining is contaminating rivers, fish and people ...

By Geraldine Santos Peru’s Indigenous Shawi people continue to contest a plan to build a highway through their territory in ...

A South American trade bloc has ruled that Peru is failing to curb illegal gold mining and mercury trafficking.

Fears Amazon is in ‘delicate situation’ over rising mercury pollution - One figure stressed that health risks are particularly acute in the Amazon, where access to medical services is scarce ...

The Andean Community has ruled against Peru for not addressing illegal gold mining and mercury use, threatening Amazon rivers ...

Forming sustainable research partnerships with Indigenous peoples requires trust and mutual benefit, say microbiome ...

Dozens of uncontacted people deep in the Peruvian Amazon have been captured on camera just several miles from a number of logging areas, a human rights group said, and they are believed to be from the ...

The Amazon has been called a “tree of rivers” – multi-branched, intricate, connected – and in many ways, a cruise is the only way to really explore it.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Peru has descended into one of the worst political crises in its history and protection of its Amazon rainforest is failing, according to a report published today. Peru is home to the ...

What comes to mind when folks think Peru is the historic Inca Machu Picchu. It certainly is a site to behold, but now they ...

RIO DE JANEIRO – Peru has descended into one of the worst political crises in its history and protection of its Amazon rainforest is failing, according to a report published Thursday. Peru is home to ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Peru has descended into one of the worst political crises in its history and protection of its Amazon rainforest is failing, according to a report published Thursday. Peru is home to ...