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"Indigenous women in Peru use technology to protect Amazon forests"
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Indigenous women in Peru use technology to protect Amazon forests
In 2017, when Betty Rubio began patrolling the forests of her ancestral land, she began to question why she was doing it. It wasn’t easy. She knew that tackling environmental crimes such as illegal logging and mining came with risks, and that as a woman, those risks were even greater. “My children would say to […]

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Metal contamination reaches 'critical' level in Peruvian highlands, researchers warn https://phys.org/news/2025-11-metal-contamination-critical-peruvian-highlands.html

Metal contamination reaches 'critical' level in Peruvian highlands, researchers warn
One of the most iconic ecosystems of the Peruvian plateau, the Junín Lake basin, suffers from "critical" levels of arsenic, lead and cadmium contamination, leading to health risks including cancer, according to new analysis.

A closer look at Peru’s Amazon reveals new mining trends, deforestation https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/a-closer-look-at-perus-amazon-reveals-new-mining-trends-deforestation/

A closer look at Peru’s Amazon reveals new mining trends, deforestation
For years, gold mining has been one of Peru’s most pressing environmental challenges, with illegal operations clearing the Amazon Rainforest and polluting rivers with chemicals. The industry continues to grow, as miners spread into new parts of the country and adopt different ways of working. One recent project that maps mining operations and their expansion […]