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Peru’s ultimate comfort-food dish
Brisbane Times
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August 21, 2025
Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Got it Share The dish Aji de Gallina, Peru Plate up...
Officials face historic lawsuit after years of ignoring 'silent suffering': 'Policy of neglect'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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August 24, 2025
The Chilean government is facing a historic lawsuit filed by a number of Indigenous groups and activists over alleged air pollution caused by the mining operations of a state-owned copper producer. What's happening? As reported by Climate Home...
Peru: Wampís Nation building a future beyond extractivism
Green Left
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August 20, 2025
The Indigenous Wampís people, whose territory covers more than 1.3 million hectares in Peru’s northern Amazon, are at the frontlines of extractivism and state abandonment. In 2015, they formally declared the Autonomous Territorial Government of...
Intrepid Champions Global Call-to-Action for Responsible Travel
Adventure Travel News
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August 24, 2025
Intrepid Travel, the world’s largest adventure travel company, is featured in The Global Sustainable Tourism Council’s (GSTC) first-ever global digital series, Travel Redefined: Tourism for People and Planet, produced in partnership with strategic...
Peru’s top court halts criminal probes against President Boluarte
Weekly Blitz
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August 20, 2025
Peru’s long-standing reputation for prosecuting and imprisoning former leaders has entered a new chapter as the country’s top court moved to halt criminal investigations against President Dina Boluarte. The decision, announced on August 19, 2025,...
RWE Case Establishes Legal Precedent for Corporate Climate Accountability Worldwide
JD Supra - California
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August 21, 2025
A recent ruling by the Higher Regional Court of Hamm dismissed a plaintiff’s individual claim for climate damages but established a legal precedent with significant implications for energy companies operating in Germany: Under German civil law,...
Officials warn of damage to diplomatic relations in secret climate change memo
RNZ
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August 21, 2025
Climate Change Minister Simon Watts. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon Officials warned the government that reneging on climate commitments could have a domino effect and give bigger countries, like China, an excuse to do less. The advice was mistakenly...
Peru's gold exports to China through June overtake all 2024
Yahoo Finance
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LIMA (Reuters) -Peru's gold exports to China surged in the first half of 2025 to surpass shipments from all of last year, according to government data released in August. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT Global appetite for gold is rising amid trade tensions...
Social media in uproar over alleged cadmium presence in Peruvian avocados
Fresh Fruit Portal
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August 21, 2025
Written and reported by Camila Gutierrez | Lee esta noticia en Español The Peruvian avocado industry has faced a complex scenario in recent weeks due to reports alleging the presence of cadmium in the fruit. The European Union rejected more than a...
Archaeologists Uncover “Extraordinary” 3,000-Year-Old Mural in Peru
Hyperallergic
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August 21, 2025
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Peru's MEF: Air transport contributes positively to dynamism of regional economies
Andina
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August 20, 2025
Deputy Economy Minister Erick Lahura specified that air transport generated around 30,000 direct and indirect jobs and contributed 0.25% to the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2024. "Our estimates show that a 10% increase in operating...
Peru Danper projects 15,000–17,000 tons of blueberries
Fresh Plaza
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August 20, 2025
Peruvian company Danper is one of the main blueberry producers in the country, with production concentrated in La Libertad. The company expects to produce between 15 and 17 million kilos of blueberries this season. At the Compositán farm in Virú,...
Minister: Mining sector is Peru's growth engine
Andina
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August 21, 2025
The high-ranking official noted that there has been a substantial increase in the production of Peru's main minerals in the first half of 2025. The Cabinet member specified that copper production in Peru increased by 3.6%, silver by 9.3%, and lead...
Trip to Peru: 'Once-in-a-lifetime ... eye-opening'
The Courier Express - Pennsylvania
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From Western Pennsylvania to the country of Peru and its diverse climate, from the oceanside capital of Lima to the jungle and Amazon River, the trip just blew away the group of 40 students and adults from Brookville Area High School earlier this...
Morro Bay resident uses recycled surfboard resin to create sustainable jewelry
SLO New Times - California
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While her jewelry line was founded on the ethos of sustainability, Surf Gems creator Abby Ahlgrim said she'd be the first to say her business isn't saving the planet. "We do rescue hundreds of pounds of resin from the landfill, but ultimately,...
Joint statement from environmental defenders following the 1st meeting of the open-ended IEG on crimes that affect the environment
Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime
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August 20, 2025
Joint Statement from environmental defenders Raissa Menezes (Instituto Sucupira, Brazil), Kreyssig Abaunsa (Macarena Birding, Colombia), and Suryo Agung Sumarahadi (Inisiasi Masyarakat Adat – IMA, Indonesia) A statement following the 1st meeting...
IICA Executive meets in Peru: livestock, global food security on agenda
Dominica News Online
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August 20, 2025
During the opening ceremony, Ángel Manero Campos, Minister of Agricultural Development and Irrigation of Peru, presented a plaque to IICA Director General, Manuel Otero, on behalf of the Peruvian Government, in recognition of his contributions to...
Meet Our 2025 Keepers of the Earth Fund Grant Partners Strengthening Indigenous Knowledge to Mitigate the Impacts of Climate Change and in Natural Disaster Recovery
Cultural Survival - Massachusetts
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The Keepers of the Earth Fund (KOEF) is proud to announce our 2025 partnerships with Indigenous communities. At Cultural Survival, we value cultivating long-term relationships with our partners. The Keepers of the Earth Fund is an Indigenous-led...
Peru's FM and UK's Minister of State address security cooperation
Andina
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August 19, 2025
Within this framework, aware of the serious threat that transnational organized crime poses to the security of both States, the dignitaries agreed on the importance of promoting greater cooperation and collaboration on security matters. Likewise,...
Peru on a budget
Lonely Planet
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Peru has long been a top destination for international backpackers on a budget, as the cost of living is comparatively low for travelers from the US or Europe. Over the past two decades, the nation's induction into gastronomic fame has sparked a...