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PERU: Communities Say ‘No’ to Mining Company in Vote
For the second time in Peru, a mining project was rejected by local communities in a popular referendum. More than 90 percent of those who came out to vote in three districts in the northern province of Piura said "no" to the mining operations of the Minera Majaz company.PERU: Clean Development as Business Opportunity
As part of Peru’s focus on diversifying exports, it is looking at "green" alternatives, and could take in around 400 million dollars between 2008 and 2012 through the sale of carbon credits to industrialised countries.PERU: Mining Project Hurting Highland Ecosystem
The preliminary results of a study by researchers at the University of Texas have shown that the exploration phase of the Río Blanco mining project in Peru’s northwestern Andes mountains caused damages to the area’s biological diversity.PERU: Anti-Poverty Plan Shrouded In Mystery
Peruvian President Alan García says that one of the pillars of his strategy to radically reduce poverty in his country is a new plan which, although it is fully operational, remains a mystery to the majority of Peruvians.
PERU: Pollution Emergency Plan Instead of Real Action for La Oroya
Far from halting the source that is poisoning the Andean city of La Oroya, which is home to the Doe Run smelting complex, the Peruvian government ordered a contingency plan for the days when air pollution is worst, as if it were dealing with a natural disaster.
A Breath of Fresh Air for La Oroya?
The Peruvian city of La Oroya will adopt a warning system to protect its residents from the worst moments of air pollution.PERU: Concerted Fight Against Decrees that Clamp Down on Protests
Regional governors, legislators, trade unions and civil society groups in Peru are demanding the repeal of decree-laws issued by President Alan García that provide a legal framework for harsh repression of the social protests that have been raging around the country.LABOUR-PERU: Strike Ends as Teachers and Gov’t Sit Down to Talks
Peru's teachers' union, which has been giving the Alan García administration its worst headache, decided to suspend its protests after 15 days of violence that resulted in three deaths and dozens of wounded across the country. But its battle with the government has barely begun.PERU: Referendum on Mine Unlikely to Determine Its Fate
The Río Blanco mining project has been a bone of contention in the mountains of Piura, in northern Peru, for four years. A local referendum will be held to settle the issue among the small farming communities, where most of the residents are against the mine, according to a recent poll.PERU: Escalating Conflicts Put Pres. Garcia on the Spot
Three people dead, several injured, and fire at an airport: the results of a wave of protests in Peru, regarded as the worst social crisis since Alan García became president nearly one year ago. Thousands of teachers, workers and peasant farmers continued the mobilisation Thursday.LABOUR-PERU: National Strike Called in Solidarity with Casapalca Miners
Peru's National Federation of Miners, Metalworkers and Steelworkers has called a nation-wide strike for Tuesday and Wednesday, in solidarity with more than 1,500 workers at the Casapalca mine who walked out in May. The conflict has resulted in five deaths so far.
PERU: Blood and Gold on Algamarca Hill
While two companies are disputing a hill rich in gold in the extreme northwest of Peru, more than 3,000 informal sector miners are working there without the most basic safety or environmental protection measures.
PERU: Farmers, Informal Gold Miners Clash Over Pollution
There is a cemetery at the foot of this hill full of gold and silver near the village of Algamarca in northwestern Peru - an indication of the risks involved in informal mining, which uses highly toxic substances like cyanide and mercury.MAY DAY-PERU: Striking Miners to March on Lima
Peru’s miners began an indefinite strike Monday demanding respect for labour rights. Their main complaint is against the outsourcing of jobs, as 80 percent of the 100,000 workers in the mining industry - the backbone of the economy – are affected by the phenomenon of subcontracting and outsourcing.MAY DAY-PERU: Striking Miners to March on Lima
Peru’s miners began an indefinite strike Monday demanding respect for labour rights. Their main complaint is against the outsourcing of jobs, as 80 percent of the 100,000 workers in the mining industry - the backbone of the economy – are affected by the phenomenon of subcontracting and outsourcing.PERU: Gov’t Puts Renewed Emphasis on Forced Coca Eradication
The fight against coca crops in Peru increasingly involves the forced destruction of crops, and has shown little success in terms of alternative development plans, while resistance among coca producers is growing.DRUGS-PERU: U.S. Aid in Free Fall as Cocaine Production Soars
U.S. anti-drug aid to Peru has dropped sharply since 2004, in spite of the surge in cocaine production. Next year it will reach its lowest point yet, unless negotiations in Washington to prevent a further cutting of aid are successful.PERU: Company Offers Bandaid Solutions to a Polluted Town
In this mining town in Peru's Andean highlands, there is a shelter, but not for the victims of a war. The only bombardment escaped by the young children taken there every day comes from toxic emissions that have already done plenty of damage.PERU: Gasping for Clean Air in La Oroya
A grey blanket of smog hangs over the mining town of La Oroya high up in the Andes in Peru, where several generations have suffered the effects of the lead dust and toxic fumes spewed out by a giant smelting complex.PERU: Will Agro-Export Programme Benefit All Farmers?
The poor campesino exporting his products to the world is one of the images most highly touted by Peruvian President Alan García. But his Sierra Exportadora programme, which begins to operate this month, runs the risk of concentrating its efforts only on those already able to compete in the market on their own.PERU: Indigenous People, Ignored Even by the Statistics
Peruvian President Alan García has promised support for indigenous family farms and microenterprises. But a new report points to a bigger challenge that has not been addressed by the government: millions of indigenous people in the country are increasingly feeling the impact of the mining and oil industries and the lack of basic services that respect their identity.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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