Environment Minister says tackling social conflicts is “urgent”
Peru’s Environment Minister Ricardo Giesecke said Monday that tackling social conflicts in the country will be an “urgent” task in his portfolio, state news agency Andina reported. Social conflicts...
View ArticleReport: Environment Minister Held Talks For Job With Gold Miner
Environment Minister Manuel Pulgar-Vidal held talks with gold miner Minera Yanacocha about a job offer in mid-2011, only months before his appointment to the Cabinet, according to a report by...
View ArticleInformal Miners Temporarily Suspend Protests in Madre de Dios
Informal miners in Peru’s south-eastern Madre de Dios department agreed on Thursday to temporarily lift protests that turned deadly on Wednesday, daily El Comercio reported. The head of the Madre de...
View ArticleMinas Conga Opponents Hold Protest Awaiting Environmental Review
Opponents of the huge Minas Conga copper and gold project in Cajamarca region held a 24-hour protest on Wednesday, only days ahead of when the government is expected to make public a review by three...
View ArticleTen Year Ban on Genetically Modified Seeds and Foods Takes Force Thursday
A 10-year ban on genetically modified foods in Peru came into effect this week, state news agency Andina reported. Peru’s executive has approved the regulations for the law that prohibits the...
View ArticleForest Fires Raze Crops and Wildlife in Andean Highlands
Park rangers and firefighters have succeeded in putting out fires in four wildlife reserves in northern Peru, but several other forest fires continue to smolder or burn in other parts of the country....
View ArticlePeru Signs Pioneering Environmental Rights Agreement
Peru was a signatory this past weekend, with 23 other nations, of the first regional agreement on environmental issues. The Escazu Agreement, signed in San Jose, Costa Rica, focuses on granting and...
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