El Niño and Peru’s ports: A new Sofar Ocean white paper warns the strengthening 2026 El Niño is disrupting port operations worldwide, with Peru already seeing anomalous swells that led maritime authorities to close ports across southern, central, and parts of the north in July—highlighting how dredging, drafts, and mooring limits built on past averages are failing under new ocean conditions. Amazon illegal gold crackdown: Peru’s Environment Minister Vladimiro Huaroc says the government will intensify action against illegal mining networks that move fuel, machinery, and mercury through the Nanay River basin, including inside the Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve—where logistics routes are now part of the fight. Machu Picchu wildfire impacts tourism: Peru is also watching a Machu Picchu forest fire that has burned about 1.5 hectares of primary forest since Monday, raising fresh concerns for the Andes tourism lifeline. Peru’s mining permitting step: Coppernico reports approval of an expanded EIA-Sd for its Sombrero Project in Peru, moving it closer to start-of-activities authorization before drilling can begin. El Niño hits citrus: Agrocitrus warns El Niño could cut Tahiti lime production in Peru by 30–40% in the next export season, pushing growers toward drainage upgrades and preventive disease control. Food and biodiversity science: A study on Andean populations links potato domestication to genetic advantages for starch digestion, adding another layer to Peru’s deep ties between biodiversity and human history.