Scientists say they’ve been able to use an advanced system of lasers to study the biodiversity and structure of Amazonian rainforests in unprecedented detail.

Hundreds of rare, endemic species in the Central Andes remain unprotected and are increasingly under threat from development and climate change.

Every year new species are discovered in the Peruvian Amazon, known for its biodiversity where conservation and danger often go hand in hand.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Indigenous plaintiffs from the Peruvian Amazon won their appeal today in the landmark human rights and environmental contamination lawsuit against Occidental Petroleum (Oxy), as the U.S.

Peruvian authorities recently reported that the Amazon river is at its lowest level in over 40 years, causing trouble for regions that depend on its waters for transportation.