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Deforestation in Peru is the process of deforestation of natural forest area in Peru. As of 2013, Peru had more than 50% coverage of the country in forest. [ 1 ] An important part of this coverage is Peruvian Amazonia .
The Mariscal Caceres National Forest (Spanish mariscal marshal) is situated in the Mariscal Cáceres Province of Peru. It is subject to deforestation. [1] A 1995 projection was that 2.17% of the area was deforested and by 2000 2.55% would be. [2]
The principal environmental issues in Peru are water pollution, soil erosion, pollution and deforestation. Although these issues are problematic and equally destructive, the Peruvian Environmental ministry has been developing regulation and laws to decrease the amount of pollution created in major cities and have been making policies in order ...
Deforestation in Peru is the process of deforestation of natural forest area in Peru. As of 2013, Peru had more than 50% coverage of the country in forest. [153] An important part of this coverage is Peruvian Amazonia.
Peruvian Amazonia (Spanish: Amazonía del Perú), informally known locally as the Peruvian jungle (Spanish: selva peruana) or just the jungle (Spanish: la selva), is the area of the Amazon rainforest in Peru, east of the Andes and Peru's borders with Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, and Bolivia. This region comprises 60% of the country and is marked ...
In northern Peru, the World Bank's business-lending arm is part owner of the Yanacocha gold mine, accused by impoverished farming communities of despoiling their land in pursuit of the precious ore. The bank and IFC have stepped up investments in projects deemed to have a high risk of serious and environment damage, including oil pipelines, mines and even coal-fired power plants, an ...
The Alto Mayo Protection Forest (Spanish: Bosque de Protección Alto Mayo) is an area of protected forest land in northern Peru.It is located in Rioja and Moyobamba provinces within the region of San Martin, with a small part in Rodriguez de Mendoza province, in the region of Amazonas. [2]
Deforestation in Colombia One consequence of forest clearing in the Amazon: thick smoke that hangs over the forest Illegal gold mining in the Amazon in Madre de Dios, Peru, 2019. The deforestation of the Amazon rainforest is influenced by various factors at local, national, and international levels.