This week, Peruvian officials are set to consider the creation of a sprawling reserve in the country’s Amazon basin to protect groups of Indigenous people living in isolation from the rest of society.

Peru is on the verge of rolling back several longstanding protections for Indigenous people and their territories, critics warn. Several bills working their way through Congress would loosen ...

In Peru’s Amazon, Indigenous women are opening their communities to visitors and sharing traditions shaped by centuries of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this undated photo provided by the Organization of Indigenous Peoples of the Eastern Amazon, a home belonging to an uncontacted ...

Amnesty International is urging Peru’s government to protect the thousands of indigenous people affected by high levels of metals and toxic substances close to ...

An aerial view of the Rio Momon in the Amazon Rainforest near Iquitos, Peru, one of South America’s most biodiverse regions. Photo: © Curioso.Photography – stock ...

The Peruvian government today announced the creation of one of the largest combined protected areas and indigenous territories in the world. Gland, Switzerland – The Peruvian government today ...

Defenders of forests and rivers killed at rate of one every three days in 2025, with 85% of deaths in Latin America ...

LIMA, Peru — After years of allegations of land dispossession by a now-dissolved Catholic group, the highest ecclesiastical authorities in the Andean country on Saturday held a symbolic reparation ...

In this undated photo provided by the Organization of Indigenous Peoples of the Eastern Amazon, a home belonging to an uncontacted Indigenous group is visible in the Loreto region of the Peruvian ...