Peru

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Peru's Gold Rush: Stephen Sapienza at SIUC

In the Madre de Dios region of Peru, a virgin rainforest is losing ground to unrestricted wildcat...

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Democracy Is Fragile: Peru's Latest Crisis

The Upheaval in Peru is a Lesson for the Region One month into Peru’s social and political crisis...

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January 27, 2023
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PART OF: Alpaqueros

The Resilience of Alpacas (Italian)

Alessandro Cinque
Grantee

January 20, 2023
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PART OF: The Impact of the Globalization of Ayahuasca on the Amazon Rainforest

Peru: A Rush of “Psychedelic Tourists” (French)

Carlos Minuano
Amazon RJF Grantee

January 2, 2023
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PART OF: The Impact of the Globalization of Ayahuasca on the Amazon Rainforest

Video: Psychedelic Amazon (Portuguese)

Carlos Minuano
Amazon RJF Grantee

December 27, 2022
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PART OF: The Mothers of the Cuna Más Program

The Guardians of Early Childhood

Lucero Ascarza
Guest Contributor

December 20, 2022
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PART OF: Religious Sects and Deforestation in Peruvian Amazon

A Woman Against Illegal Forestry

Ivan Brehaut
Rainforest Investigations Fellow

December 2, 2022
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PART OF: Amazon Underworld: A Cross-Border Investigation Into the Criminal Networks That Run the Amazon

Coca Violence Crosses From Putumayo Into Peru (Spanish)

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December 22, 2022
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PART OF: The Mothers of the Cuna Más Program

The Slow Return of Cuna Más Nurseries in Peru Regions

Daniel Mitma
Guest Contributor

December 2, 2022
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Julio Cusurichi Palacios

Julio Cusurichi Palacios is the president of FENAMAD (Federación Nativa del Río Madre de Dios y Afluentes) and a prominent Peruvian Indigenous leader and environmentalist from the Madre de Dios region...

November 21, 2022
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Susel Paredes

Susel Ana María Paredes Piqué is a Peruvian lawyer, LGBTQ+ activist, politician, and actress. She is a congresswoman of Peru for the period 2021-2026.

November 21, 2022
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Tatiana Espinosa

Tatiana Espinosa Quiñones is a forestry engineer and founder of the NGO ARBIO Peru, dedicated to the conservation and protection of the Amazon rainforest.

November 21, 2022