Stanford University scientists have produced the first-ever high-resolution carbon geography of Peru, a country whose tropical forests are among the world's most vital in terms of mitigating the ...

Carbon map for the region of Pasco, Peru. From Asner et al (2014). Peru’s landmass has just been mapped like never before, revealing important insights about the country’s forests that could help it ...

A major, 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean off Peru on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 12:36 a.m. Peru time about 5 miles ...

The maps of Peru, Bolivia and South America document Edmund Heller's work during the National Geographic Society Yale University Peruvian Expedition, 1915. The folder includes photocopies of originals ...

Not all forests are created equal. The massive green swaths of Peru’s Andean and Amazonian forests host a more diverse array of life than previously thought — much of which has been hidden beyond the ...

LIMA, Peru — Scientists have long known that halting climate change will be impossible without stopping the destruction of the world’s forests. Along with providing the planet with oxygen, trees also ...

Indigenous lands account for 36 percent of protected forests in Peru. In total, 42.6 percent of Peru’s forest fall under some sort of protection, and the new biodiversity maps highlight forest types ...

By Yvette Sierra Praeli Indigenous territories and the people who defend them in the Peruvian Amazon face a litany of growing ...