The Amazon jungle is the world’s largest rainforest and the most biodiverse place on Earth, with 40,000 plant species and more than 2,000 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians.

Peru holds the second-largest share of Amazon rainforest after Brazil, with over 70 million hectares — about 60% of Peru’s territory, according to the nonprofit Rainforest Trust.

Indigenous and rural communities from Peru’s northern Amazon have filed a formal complaint against the government for failing ...

A legal reversal and unconstitutional amendments . Peru holds the second-largest share of Amazon rainforest after Brazil, with over 70 million hectares—about 60% of Peru's territory, according ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A recent amendment to Peru’s Forestry and Wildlife Law is drawing fierce backlash from environmental groups and Indigenous groups that warn it could accelerate ...