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Happy Hormones and the Aguaje Oil

“There is no duty so much underrated as the duty of being happy”—Robert Louis Stevenson. This quote sums up the relative significance of...

Peru creates national park to protect ‘one of the last great intact forests’ in the world

This April 18, 2015 aerial photo shows the Nanay River winding through Peru’s Amazon jungle near Iquitos. PHOTO BY RODRIGO ABD/AP PHOTO...

Indigenous Peoples Sue Peruvian Government over Re-opening Logging in Forest Reserves as COVID-19 Spreads in the Amazon

LIMA, Peru–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Regional Organization of Indigenous Peoples of the East (ORPIO) in the Peruvian State of Loreto has filed...

Indigenous leader who fought for communities and conservation mourned in Peru

Peru–(Mongabay) Benjamín Rodríguez Grandez, a leader from the Huitoto tribe who dedicated his life to preserving Indigenous customs and...

The pandemic plunged millions of Latin Americans into poverty. Young people are inheriting the consequences

IQUITOS, Peru — When the pandemic began to ravage this jungle city, Marlon Ashanga loaded his wife, two kids and virus-stricken father...

Indigenous Women in Peru Seek to Turn the Tables on Big Oil, Asserting ‘Rights of Nature’ to Fight Epic Spills

Image creidts: Aerial scenes from the Northern Amazon from the town of Iqitos to the Amazon oil town of Trompederos, Peru, June 11, 2007....

Peru Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of the Amazon River Being Named a Natural Wonder of the World

LIMA, Peru–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ten years ago Peru was front and center on the international stage thanks to the Amazon River, the longest and...

New report on Amazon Basin offers solutions to repair some damage to the region’s ecosystems

LIMA, PERU — (National Catholic Reporter) — In his years as a Jesuit priest, including 15 among the Awajún and Wampis people in Peru’s...

Acaté and Matsés communities launch a large scale initiative to support food security, sustainable income opportunities, and women’s empowerment

Acaté and Matsés communities launch a large scale initiative to support food security, sustainable income opportunities, and women’s...

Separate oil spills unite parishes for Masses in Lima, Peruvian Amazon

Omaira Pérez Lazo offers a canoe paddle, a symbol of Amazonian people’s close connection with the region’s rivers, during Mass Feb. 13,...

Aguaje Harvest (Sustainable Aguaje Oil Production)

Instead of pressing, a Peruvian women’s co-operative uses a traditional chemical-free method to extract the oil from the mesocarp...