Anuncio en español abajo Washington, DC | December 11, 2017 | On December 6th, 2017, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) committed $15 million to support scaling up green infrastructure as a measure to manage water risks in Peru. The commitment comes in the form of a cooperative agreement signed with Forest Trends, an international non-governmental […]
11 September 2017 | The Amazon forest mops up carbon dioxide by the gigaton and acts as a bulwark against climate change, which is why Brazil won accolades for slowing deforestation in the first 15 years of this century. But 16 percent of the Amazon lies in neighboring Peru, where farmers, miners, and loggers slashed […]
La cocina peruana es la fusión final de lo indígena y lo foráneo, y ha provocado una demanda de frutas y hortalizas exóticas y diversas. Así es como la región de Caserio Pimental – el distrito proveedor de pimienta de Perú- está cumpliendo parte de esa demanda con agroforestería y agricultura sostenible. Hace veinte años, […]
Peruvian cuisine is the ultimate fusion of the indigenous and the exogenous, and it’s sparked a demand for exotic and diverse fruits and vegetables. Here’s how the region of Caserio Pimental – Peru’s pepper district – is meeting part of that demand with agroforestry and sustainable farming.
Los habitantes de San Roque de Cumbaza viven en una región de esplendor ambiental, pero escasez económica, y muchos temían tener que abandonar sus tradiciones y su territorio para ganarse la vida. Entonces, en medio de esto, llegó un banquero en una búsqueda de la visión. Lo que vio cambió su vida y les ayudó […]
On the eve of World Water Day last week, and for a week before, millions of Peruvians that live in the country’s coastal zone were reminded of the power of water on their daily lives. Heavy rains triggered violent flooding and landslides, which were shared with the world through unnerving images of homes lost to […]
In this paper we take a critical look at the interpretation and application of the Production-Protection-Compact concept in the Peruvian context and the adaptations needed in order to increase the chances for its success. We examine the characteristics of deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon and the coffee, cocoa, and oil palm value chains implicated in […]
Peru’s deadly floods are a wake-up call for cities across Latin America to prepare better for extreme weather as climate change and poor urban planning, alongside rapid population growth, worsen the problem of flooding, experts say.
BOGOTA, March 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Peru’s deadly floods are a wake-up call for cities across Latin America to prepare better for extreme weather as climate change and poor urban planning, alongside rapid population growth, worsen the problem of flooding, experts say.