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Considering how climate change is affecting the whole world, Peru has been seriously looking at what it can do to reduce the damage of infrastructural projects. With this in mind, the country enacted a law in April 2018, which makes every investment project in Peru to incorporate climate risk. Read more..
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If you thought Peruvian Andes was home to glaciers that were untouched by the human civilization, think again. A new study reported that the glacial loss is unprecedented, and glaciers across the Andes are melting away rapidly. In just 16 years between 2000 and 2016, 30% of glaciers have melted away. Read more..
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Though today vicunas are famous for their beautiful and fine woolen products sold in the stores along high streets of the world’s greatest cities, they have only recently been rehabilitated. These beautiful Andean animals almost became extinct just a few decades ago. Read more..
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If you thought forests and indigenous people are under threat all overt the world, you couldn’t be farther from truth. In Peru, regional authorities in Ucayali have decided to remove protections already in place for almost 3.5million hectares of Amazon rainforest. Read more..
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Last month, we published how a whale was rescued off the shore of Zorritos in Peru. That was one of the few good news stories that one could write about whales. Unfortunately, other marine animals like dolphins are hunted and killed in the most gruesome methods all across the world. In Peru alone, between 5,000 to 15,000 dolphins are killed every year as shark bait. Read more..
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