Carnegie Peru carbon mapping project Carbon pockets aren't the only thing this map showed. Illegal gold mining is one of the most destructive forces in tropical regions.

Carbon map for the region of Pasco, Peru. From Asner et al (2014). Peru’s landmass has just been mapped like never before, revealing important insights about the country’s forests that could ...

The massive green swaths of Peru’s Andean and Amazonian forests host a more diverse array of life than previously thought — much of which has been hidden beyond the visible spectrum of light.

This map shows Peru's invaluable carbon resources and where humans have already destroyed them. Stanford University scientists have produced the first-ever high-resolution carbon geography of Peru ...

For the first time, a new map shows the massive amounts of carbon trapped by Peru's rain forests, which is crucial in stemming global warming.

New maps of forest biodiversity in Peru illustrate the importance of lands held by indigenous peoples in safeguarding a wide variety of forest types, even as more formal protections such as parks ...

Virgilio Martinez, whose restaurant Central in Lima was voted No. 1 this year on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, explores Peru in search of new ways to present Peruvian cuisine.