Fishing is a way of life in Peru. But one of it's most important fisheries is not immune from human-made pressures like overfishing and mining. Now, a new protected area is offering a new lease on life.

May 28, 2024

The government of Peru signed a deal to redirect more than US$ 20 million it owes to the United States into the conservation of some of the most biodiverse areas on Earth.

September 7, 2023

A new species of snake has been named after Harrison Ford in honor of his decades-long environmental advocacy. Unlike the actor's famously ophidiophobic character Indiana Jones, Ford reportedly likes snakes — and found a quick kinship with this one.

August 15, 2023

In the Alto Mayo Protected Forest in Peru, local farmers have partnered with Conservation International to produce sustainable coffee and halt deforestation. Since 2011, this partnership has helped deforestation decline by 59 percent.

January 10, 2023

According to a Conservation International expert, carbon markets offer two things we need to stop climate breakdown: speed and reach.

November 9, 2021

Forest carbon offsets can help reduce climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions — but they remain contentious in the world of climate policy. Here are 3 myths about them, debunked.

November 3, 2021

On the surface, the international waters off the coasts of Peru and Chile are a seemingly barren expanse. But beneath the waves, two underwater mountain chains — known as the Salas y Gómez and Nazca ridges — are bursting with life, according to a new study.

June 30, 2021

Across Peru, the COVID-19 pandemic has left millions without jobs. But in the Alto Mayo Protected Forest, where the Amazon meets the Andes, coffee farmers were spared much of the economic devastation that gripped Peru’s cities and towns.

April 9, 2021

The market for carbon offsets must be scaled up globally to make a sufficient dent in climate change, according to a new report that lays out a path toward a high-quality global carbon market.

February 3, 2021

Here are three recent conservation success stories you should know about.

January 21, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is jeopardizing areas set aside to conserve nature, according to a study published yesterday.

June 3, 2020

Here are three conservation successes you need to know about.

October 29, 2019

Forest carbon credits ‘worse than nothing’? There’s more to this story

May 24, 2019

María Hernández describes her life in the Alto Mayo and how it has changed since she and her sister, Maximila, signed a conservation agreement.

April 3, 2018

Abdías Vásquez describes his life in the Alto Mayo and how it has changed since he signed a conservation agreement.

March 27, 2018

For Norbil Becerra, destroying forests was a necessary evil — until the day he saw a hummingbird.

January 5, 2016