The next UN climate change summit will be in Peru, one of nearly 200 countries which has committed to cutting its carbon emissions. See how the illicit trade in gold is driving Amazon deforestation and climate change.
Environment
Peru: the right to be consulted
The United Nations says Peru will be Latin America’s second-fastest growing economy this year. Will consulting Peru’s indigenous people help them gain from that growth?
Junking combis: Lima’s road to better transport
Every day the streets of the Peruvian capital of Lima get more choked with traffic. Millions of people rely on an informal network of privately-operated buses for transportation. But ‘combis’ and ‘cousters’ are being phased out to make way for more modern transportation.
Peru’s mining sector: It’s complicated
Peru dolphin slaughter
Peruvian dolphin slaughter: Fishermen use them for shark bait.
The nature business
Finding a marketplace for the Amazon rainforest. Eco-tourism as a conservation tool.
The woman saving South America’s 2nd wilderness
Scientist Erika Cuellar has championed the Gran Chaco, South Americas second largest wilderness after the Amazon. She’s educating its inhabitants on how to preserve their expansive home.
King of the Andes
In the Andes of Peru the blood festival is a custom, which dates back decades, perhaps even centuries. More than a bullfight, the centerpiece of this festival is the battle between a bull and a condor.
Cocaine: History between the Lines
Dan Collyns worked as the Peru producer on this feature-length History Channel documentary about the cocaine trade. Toby Barraud of NFGTV hired Dan to get the inside track on the drugs war at source.
Mapping the Amazon rainforest like never before
We hope this is how scientists can impact on climate change policy.