America Peru IFAD has invested US$1.6 million to work with community groups as they restore and conserve nearly 150 km2 of native forest, grasslands and high Andean wetland; downstream users remunerate the upstream rural populations who maintain them
America Peru 37 Indigenous land titles were granted in Peru in record time through a collaboration between NGOs and the government, using an innovative, low-cost process; this method significantly reduces deforestation and strengthens Indigenous rights
America Peru The water of the Santa and Tablachaca rivers has been declared unfit for human consumption due to high levels of iron, arsenic, and manganese, which have been linked to illegal mining activities
America Peru The birth of the first cloned Peruvian Paso horse in the Amazon region marks a historic scientific milestone and a significant advancement in national biotechnology
America Peru The Peruvian Congress has approved a lifetime pension for former President Alberto Fujimori, despite a law he signed 30 years ago prohibiting such benefits for convicted former presidents