https://www.perutelegraph.com/ https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-nature-environment/peru-among-the-top-10-countries-losing-the-most-primary-rainforest-in-2018 https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-nature-environment/peru-among-the-top-10-countries-losing-the-most-primary-rainforest-in-2018 In another great attempt at nature conservation Peru upgraded at the beginning of 2018 the Yaguas National Reserve - one of the largest virgin primary rainforests of the world located in the Loreto Region - to a National Park which covers more than 868,000 hectares of Amazonian rainforest and is home to more than 3,000 species of plants, 500... ]]> Thu, 02 May 2019 17:11:41 +0000 663 2019-05-02 https://www.perutelegraph.com/media/reviews/photos/original/1b/9c/50/rainforest-peru-49-1556817113.jpg https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-nature-environment/largest-solar-power-plant-in-peru-inaugurated https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-nature-environment/largest-solar-power-plant-in-peru-inaugurated Enel Green Power Peru (EGPP), the Peruvian renewable energy subsidiary of the Italian multinational electricity and gas giant, started operations at its Rubi solar power plant in Moquegua in southern Peru. With more than 560,000 photovoltaic panels Rubí has a production capacity of 144.48 megawatts of effective power making the solar farm the largest power plant of... ]]> Mon, 26 Mar 2018 19:11:54 +0000 473 2018-03-26 https://www.perutelegraph.com/media/reviews/photos/original/76/5e/4e/enel-solar-power-plant-rubi-moquegua-peru-61-1522091521.jpg https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-nature-environment/felled-trees-return-as-sculptures-to-the-streets-of-surco-lima https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-nature-environment/felled-trees-return-as-sculptures-to-the-streets-of-surco-lima During colonial times often referred to as the “City of Gardens”, today the Peruvian capital Lima could rather be name city of concrete, asphalt, dirt and dust. Accessible green urban spaces and trees are rare and mainly concentrated in the “better” districts such as San Isidro, Miraflores and San Borja. According to LimaComoVamos there are only 3.25m2... ]]> Wed, 06 Sep 2017 15:52:47 +0000 427 2017-09-06 https://www.perutelegraph.com/media/reviews/photos/original/e7/0e/0b/sculptures-made-of-wood-from-felled-trees-surco-lima-peru-25-1504713206.jpg https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-nature-environment/158-died-due-to-coastal-el-nino https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-nature-environment/158-died-due-to-coastal-el-nino In the first quarter of 2017 Peru saw some extreme weather conditions with heavy rains, extensive flooding and dangerous flash floods throughout most parts of the country. And while the worst is over and the press coverage died down, support and aid for the victims continue, the reconstruction of the affected areas has started and... ]]> Tue, 20 Jun 2017 15:20:19 +0000 388 2017-06-20 https://www.perutelegraph.com/media/reviews/photos/original/f2/f5/e6/peru-flood-2017-24-1497972200.jpg https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-nature-environment/san-isidro-launches-composting-campaign https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-nature-environment/san-isidro-launches-composting-campaign For years the different municipalities of Lima encourage their citizens to recycle glass, paper, plastics, metals and tetra pak packages by placing recycling containers throughout the districts and distributing free garbage bags for recyclable materials that are picked up weekly. San Isidro now goes even a step further. The municipality launches a composting pilot project collecting organic... ]]> Tue, 13 Jun 2017 14:13:21 +0000 380 2017-06-13 https://www.perutelegraph.com/media/reviews/photos/original/c1/03/2e/san-isidro-recycle-composting-62-1497363210.jpg https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-nature-environment/lima-is-getting-greener-tree-by-tree https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-nature-environment/lima-is-getting-greener-tree-by-tree Lima with its approx. 10 million inhabitants is the world’s second largest desert city. And while the richer districts try to outdo each other with lovely parks and green areas, most of the Peruvian capital, especially the poorer areas on the outskirts, consists of lots of concrete, shantytowns and dry and dusty wasteland– green spaces don’t exist or are... ]]> Sun, 21 May 2017 19:25:33 +0000 357 2017-05-21 https://www.perutelegraph.com/media/reviews/photos/original/0c/be/ac/planta-un-arbol-nace-un-vida-lima-88-1495394744.jpg https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-nature-environment/greenpeace-activist-sentenced-for-damaging-nazca-lines https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-nature-environment/greenpeace-activist-sentenced-for-damaging-nazca-lines During the UN climate summit in Lima in 2014 a group of Greenpeace activists laid out a banner which read “Time for Change! The future is Renewable” next to the famous humming bird geoglyph of the iconic Nazca Lines causing not only irreversible damage to the sensible, age-old UNESCO World Heritage site, but also sparking a global outcry. ... ]]> Sun, 21 May 2017 17:36:18 +0000 355 2017-05-21 https://www.perutelegraph.com/media/reviews/photos/original/3f/8f/83/nazca-lines-damaged-by-greenpeace-67-1495388188.jpg https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-nature-environment/cases-of-dengue-zika-and-chikungunya-in-peru https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-nature-environment/cases-of-dengue-zika-and-chikungunya-in-peru As the heavy rains and flooding over the past weeks combined with warm weather offered ideal conditions for mosquitos to reproduce, Peru now faces next to many other problems caused by the natural disaster alarming numbers of diseases transmitted especially by the mosquito species Aedes aegypti including dengue fever, zika and chikungunya fever. ... ]]> Thu, 27 Apr 2017 02:54:43 +0000 316 2017-04-27 https://www.perutelegraph.com/media/reviews/photos/original/fd/a7/75/mosquito-aedes-albopictus-full-of-blood-98-1493261715.jpg https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-nature-environment/update-rain-and-flooding-in-peru https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-nature-environment/update-rain-and-flooding-in-peru Now that the worst rains and floodings seem to be over, the tense situation in Peru slowly calms down and the impact and extent of the damages caused by the unusually extreme weather conditions become evident. Today the National Emergency Operation Center, COEN, published their newest report with updated information on the damages as of March 30,... ]]> Thu, 30 Mar 2017 00:37:53 +0000 289 2017-03-30 https://www.perutelegraph.com/media/reviews/photos/original/58/01/e0/rain-flooding-peru-numbers-30-03-2017-52-1490970689.jpg https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-nature-environment/flooding-in-peru-video https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-nature-environment/flooding-in-peru-video This video shows the recent efforts and joint forces of volunteers and institutions assisting affected areas in Peru after heavy rains and floods. Over the last weeks these climate conditions have caused devastating damage in affected areas especially in northern and central Peru. ]]> Sat, 25 Mar 2017 02:07:27 +0000 283 2017-03-25 https://www.perutelegraph.com/media/reviews/photos/original/61/04/35/peru-flooding-humanitarian-aid-help-63-1490408008.jpg