Photo: Rolando Mondragón / DAR By: Cristina López, Derecho, Ambiente y Recursos Naturales – DAR Perupetro's promotion of 47 new areas for hydrocarbon exploration poses a severe threat to protected areas that ensure the survival of Indigenous peoples in...
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Comprometidos en contruir y fortalecer la gobernanza ambiental y promover el ejercicio de los derechos humanos en la Amazonía.
Congreso aprueba por insistencia proyecto de ley que pone en peligro bosques amazónicos del Perú
Modificación de la Ley Forestal y de Fauna Silvestre generaría impactos negativos sobre el cambio de uso del suelo, al no contar con los debidos estudios técnicos y ambientales. La iniciativa fue promovida hace dos años, pero fue observada por la Defensoría del Pueblo...
La urgencia de lograr la sostenibilidad de la conectividad vial amazónica en un contexto de crisis climática mundial
A puertas de la 28ª Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (COP28), la deforestación de los bosques en el Perú es una de las principales fuentes de emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero (GEI) y nuestra Amazonía está al límite de alcanzar un punto de no retorno (MINAM, 2023). Este año, la economía peruana ha sido afectada bruscamente por factores políticos, sociales y múltiples choques climatológicos en el primer trimestre del año, que han dificultado la inversión y gasto público en la acción climática peruana.
Next week in Cusco the public forum “Natural Protected Areas, Indigenous Territories and Hydrocarbons in Peru” will be held
Next Tuesday, October 24th, we invite you to participate in the public forum "Natural Protected Areas, Indigenous Territories and Hydrocarbons in Peru", which will be held in the city of Cusco, organized by Law, Environment and Natural Resources – DAR, the Zoological...
IV Meeting of Amazonian Ancestral Knowledge: Indigenous Leaders Share Traditional Knowledge Associated with the Territory
In order to generate spaces for exchange, reflection and dialogue that make visible the importance of the territory from the perspective of different indigenous peoples and the associated problems, the Forum "Amazonian ancestral knowledge: A new vision of the future"...
Civil society and indigenous organizations reject repeated initiatives to weaken environmental and indigenous peoples’ regulations that would affect the right to life, health, territory and nature
Civil society organizations and indigenous peoples speak out against the series of proposals by the Executive, Congress and other private sector actors, which under the discourse of promoting investments and ending "environmental paperwork" seek to dismantle the...
The Regulation of the National Infrastructure Authority (ANIN) must respect the environmental certification process
Monday, October 9, 2023.- The Ministry of Law, Environment and Natural Resources (DAR) has sent contributions to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers to the Proposal for the Regulation of the Law on the Creation of the National Infrastructure Authority (ANIN),...
The II EITI Loreto Regional Transparency Study was presented
The Study is a benchmark for accountability and transparency of information on natural resources On September 20, the EITI Loreto Multisectoral Commission socialized in the city of Iquitos, the main results of the Second Regional Transparency Study (RTS) of the EITI...
ExpoAmazónica 2023 | Indigenous organizations, the State and civil society will coordinate efforts to address structural problems of indigenous communities and the protection of the Amazon
PHOTO: Maria Fe Mendoza / DAR DAR highlights the necessary articulation between development and rights, as well as the development of a roadmap to address threats to the Amazon based on the agendas presented by indigenous organizations. Indigenous peoples have best...
We need a national discussion on what energy transition the country needs, including all Peruvians.
"We are experiencing an assault of economic interests to reduce Peru's environmental regulatory capacity," said César Gamboa, executive director of Law, Environment and Natural Resources (DAR), during his participation in the roundtable: "The just and popular energy...