30 years of climate talks: Progress, pitfalls and a planet in peril

Audio By Carbonatix By Valerie Volcovici and Richard Valdmanis (Reuters) -As leaders gather for the U.N. climate summit in Brazil this month – three decades after the world’s first annual climate conference – the data charting progress in the...

UN climate meet starts in Brazil’s Amazon, hopes for progress tested by absence of US, China and India

World leaders descending on the United Nations annual climate summit in Brazil this week will not need to see much more than the view from their aeroplane window to sense the unfathomable stakes. Surrounding the coastal city of Belem is an emerald...

Inclusion, AI and Sustainability take centre stage on day two of WTM London 2025

The second day of World Travel Market London 2025 welcomed the main sessions of this year’s DEAI Summit. It also saw more discussions on AI, sustainability and marketing and touched on how humour can be used to sell travel. An early session in the...

UN climate summit kicks off in Brazils Amazon with hopes for action despite US absence

BELEM, Brazil — World leaders descending on the United Nations annual climate summit in Brazil this week will not need to see much more than the view from their airplane window to sense the unfathomable stakes. Surrounding the coastal city of...

First Thing: Still a chance to return to 1.5C climate goal, experts say

Good morning. There is still a chance for the world to avoid the worst ravages of climate breakdown and return to the goal of 1.5C if governments take concerted action on greenhouse gas emissions, according to an assessment. The Climate Analytics...

UN climate summit kicks off in Brazil’s Amazon

Organisers are hoping this year’s Conference of Parties - known less formally as COP30 - will yield commitments of money and action to support the goals laid out at previous such meetings, billing it as the “Implementation COP.” But they’ll have...

Pure Amazon, an A&K Sanctuary, sets sail into Peru’s Amazonian wilderness

Pure Amazon, An A&K Sanctuary, has commenced sailing through Peru's vast Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve. The new 22-passenger riverboat has set sail for intimate wildlife encounters across 21,000 square kilometres of protected Amazonian...

Climate finance must reach Indigenous communities at COP30 & beyond (commentary)

Indigenous and local communities protect 36% of the world’s intact tropical forests, yet receive less than 1% of international climate finance — a contradiction that threatens global climate goals and leaves the most effective forest guardians...

How America’s Earliest Civilization Survived a Deadly Climate Shift

The ancient city of Caral, Peru. Credit: Ministry of Culture, Peru Archaeologists in Peru have uncovered new evidence showing how the oldest known civilization in the Americas survived a severe climate disaster without falling into violence or...

Peruvian fishing firms gear up for opening of 2025’s second anchovy season

Peru’s Production Ministry (PRODUCE) has authorized a 7 November start for the second anchovy-fishing season of 2025 in the nation’s North-Central zone. PRODUCE established a provisional total allowable catch (TAC) of 500,000 metric tons (MT) for...

Ecuador’s mango season is peaking and supplies from Peru are building up

Mexico is the dominant supplier of mangos to the U.S. The country's main season has winded down and a historic record total of 95.6 million boxes of mangos were exported to the U.S. market this year. All that's left now from Mexico are smaller...

Peru:Machu Picchu receives third certification as First Carbon-Neutral Tourist Destination

The announcement was highlighted in a ceremony on Wednesday, which recognized the efforts made by public authorities and the private sector toward this achievement. The local official indicated that this certification was granted due to a...

Peru: Machu Picchu sets record! Nearly 150,000 tourists visited the Inca citadel in Oct

12:04 | Cusco (Cusco region), Nov. 4. Machu Picchu reaffirms its status as Peru's top tourist icon and is on track to break the visitor record of recent years, surpassing the numbers reached in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly 150,000...

Peru: IPCC's 63rd session concluded in Lima

In a related development, outreach activities were conducted on October 31. The session highlighted the agreement reached on the content of a methodological report concerning technologies for carbon dioxide removal, as well as its capture,...

Peru: President Jeri meets with union leaders to strengthen dialogue

During the meeting, the Head of State listened to the main demands and proposals of the organizations, with the aim of addressing their needs, improving their working conditions while at the same time preserving fiscal balance and public finances...

Peru: Exports reach nearly US$63 billion in first nine months, up 17.3%

"The export sector is strengthened not only by a favorable international environment but also by a national export policy that has laid the foundations for the sustained growth of our export supply," Minister Teresa Mera underscored. "Therefore,...

Peru: Public investment reaches highest level in decade, cements confidence in economy

The government official reported that public investment grew by 6% between January and October 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, reaching a cumulative execution of S/44.085 billion (US$13.051 billion). It is the highest amount in the last...

Community members gather for repairs, recycling, and more at Recycle Fest

From repairs to recycling, along with music and the Book Bus, Statesboro's 4th annual Recycle Fest had it all. The event, held on November 1 in downtown Statesboro, aimed to offer the community practical opportunities to practice sustainability in...

New environmental DNA test could help rare hammerhead sharks fight extinction

A groundbreaking test developed by an FIU scientist can detect small, elusive hammerheads without anyone ever setting eyes on them — a critical new tool for species fighting for survival. This first-of-its-kind test can detect traces of the sharks...

CADE 2025: Finance Ministry pledges stability, confidence, and investment for Peru

The high-ranking official made these remarks during the 63rd edition of the Annual Conference of Executives (CADE), organized by IPAE Acción Empresarial. The Cabinet member participated in the "Economic Growth" session. Within this framework, the...