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Peruvian asparagus slow out of the gate
2014-07-17 21:39:22| Logistics - Topix.net
After a slow start to the season, the deal should begin to ramp up as summer progresses and domestic deals wane, said Jeff Friedman, president of Pompano Beach, Fla.-based CarbAmericas Inc. As of late June, however, Peru was still biding its time while other growing areas, flush from excellent growing conditions, continued to ship in volume.
Kukamas abandon hunger strike over Peruvian Amazon oil pollution
2014-06-30 17:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Peruvian ministers have met with representatives of hundreds of indigenous people from the countrys Amazon rainforest after they threatened to go on hunger strike in protest at what they say is government failure to aid communities affected by oil contamination. For almost two weeks, around 500 Kukamas have been camped in a square in Iquitos the biggest city in Perus Amazon after travelling from their homes along the River Maraón, by boat and on foot. The lives of our children are at...
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Recently-rescued Scientist to Embark on Peruvian Expedition Carrying the Device that Saved Him ...
2014-06-16 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Dr. John All, Director of the American Climber Science Program, plans to leave June 23, just weeks after a near-deadly fall in the Himalayas.<br /> <br /> Consumer-affordable DeLorme inReach Satellite communicator provided critical SOS communications and social media message transmission throughout ordeal.<br /> <br /> YARMOUTH, Maine - Just a few weeks following his harrowing rescue in the Himalayas, Dr. John All, director of the American Climber Science Program (ACSP), will be leading a team ...This story is related to the following:Satellite Communication Systems
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Biodiversity Boom Bolsters Peruvian Forests (And REDD) Ahead Of Year-End Climate Talks There
2014-04-17 13:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ecosystem Marketplace: This is the seventh in an ongoing series of articles developed in support of this year's two Katoomba Meetings, both of which are taking place in Latin America. The first meeting will take place on March 19 and 20 at Iguazú Falls, on the border of Brazil and Argentina, under the banner "Scaling Up Sustainable Commodity Supply Chains'. The second meeting will take place in Lima, Peru, over four days -- from April 22 through 25 -- and its working motto is "Climate, Forests, Water, and People: A...
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'Mosaic' landscapes reduce fire risk, boost climate resilience in Peruvian Amazon
2014-02-20 08:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Ricardo Vásquez Sánchez glances up at the dry thatched roof on the wood-framed platform that is his home in Peru's sweltering Amazon lowlands. "If a spark lands there, it'll go up in flames,' he says. It is a very real danger, especially in the driest months of the year -- June through September, when his neighbors set fire to fields and pastures. A rogue gust of wind could whip the fire toward his home, burning through his cacao bushes and fruit trees, forcing him to flee with his wife and...