Peru
The wetlands of the High Andes are an evolutionary hotspot for the grebe family (Podicipedidae). This unique diversity is, however, rapidly being lost: in the past 30 years, 2 species have gone extinct and another 3 species are on the verge of extinction. Here we report on efforts to save three of these species, the Hooded...
The western South American country of Peru has advised its official negotiators to take an uncompromising stand on mountain issues while deliberations are held at the ongoing Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development in Brazil.
Peruvian environment minister Manuel Pulgar Vidal told Business Bhutan that Peruvian negotiators have been directed to take “tough positions” on...
Rio de Janeiro. - The diverse climate types in Peru makes necessary that different actions are designed that respond to the climate change effects in the Andes.
That statement was made by Gabriel Quijandría, Vice-minister of Strategic Development of Natural Resources from the Ministry of Environment of Peru (MINAM), in the “Experiences in Climate Change Adaptation Management...
The effects of climate change impose new and additional challenges for the mountain context, both for natural and human systems. Changes in precipitation regimes, glacial retreat and alteration of ecosystem composition and its structure, among other climate change related effects, together with persistent degradation of the environment, land use change, deforestation and unsustainable natural...
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- SCIDEV.NET: Latin America requires 'big push' in S&T investment
Success of Latin American countries is limited by lack of investment in science, says Francisco Saga... - Wood and water do not always go hand in hand
Water conservation projects in forests can not be treated as mere afforestation or reforestation pro... - Call for the...
Through generations of innovation and experiment, smallholder farms (cultivated pieces of land smaller than 50 acres) have nurtured a rich diversity of both wild and domestic plants and animals. While most academic literature emphasises the accelerated loss of biodiversity, this book describes how large numbers of smallholder farmers are conserving biodiversity in their farmland and surrounds...
Les accords de libre-échange conclus entre les Etats-Unis et le Pérou, la Colombie, ainsi que l’accord possible avec l’Equateur, ont été négociés avec la promesse de formidables opportunités d’accès au marché le plus riche du monde. Mais en réalité, ces accords vont avoir un impact dévastateur...
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