Catholic Church: Pope Francis goes back to the future
Signs that the new Pope has revived the spirit of Vatican II and rehabilitated parts of Liberation Theology -- so important in Latin America.
Climate imperils Peru’s poverty drive
Peru's efforts to reduce poverty are at risk from the impact of climate change, one example of the problems facing the wider Amazonia region in a warming world.
Ecocide in Ecuador
The collapse of Yasuni Initiative has allowed pristine parts of the Ecuadorian Amazon to become vulnerable to oil exploration.
Peru: El Marañón -the environment, communities and rivers be dammed
Communities on the Marañon river are planning resistance to hydro-electric projects being bull-dozed through by the government and the mining companies.
PERU: THE MAYOR OF LIMA vs THE GANGSTERS
Mayor Susana Villarán is fighting for her survival in a recall election engineered by a predecessor facing corruption charges
Peru: Nahua people reject new gas drilling in Camisea field
Conflict is likely to sharpen in the Amazon area of south eastern Peru over plans to drill wells in Lot 88 home to the Kugapakori Nahua-Nanti reserve.
Peru: How to organise a moratorium on GMOs
Two of the activists behind the GMO moratorium explain, in an interview with LAB, how Peru managed to become the latest Latin American country to achieve a moratorium on GMOs. In Spanish
Peru: a 10-year ban on GMOs
In December 2011 Peru became the latest country in Latin America to ban genetically modified organisms. But can it be sustained?
Javier Diez Canseco – the death of a leader
The loss one of the most important leaders of the Peruvian left.
PERU: ‘SCIENTIFIC INTEREST’ CLOAKS THE RACE FOR GAS
Gas exploration threatens communities in and around Manu National Park.