Peru
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This week delegates and activists began arriving in the Peruvian capital for the COP20 UN climate talks, where nations will negotiate a draft text on a climate deal to be agreed in Paris next year
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Climate talks in Lima can save the Amazon rainforest by recognising rights of its best protectors, writes Dan Collyns
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Activists say their presence at the meeting in Peru would be embarrassing to President Rafael Correa, who wants to drill for oil in the Amazon
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Group of least-developed nations at UN climate summit say rich counties should do ‘substantially more’ to cut emissions
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Failure will condemn developing countries to unchecked climate change for another generation, and the poorest countries will be worst hit, writes John Vidal
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Hopes rise for global warming deal after US-China carbon commitments inject much-needed momentum into Peru talks
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David Hill: Indigenous peoples say oil operations by Canadian firm in Peru pose danger to Brazil
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Rosie Swash: Project Pietà, an intriguing new brand of clothing created by inmates in Peruvian prisons, chimes with Hood by Air and Alexander Wang – and highlights the longstanding relationship between prisoners and fashion
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Who are the 2.5 billion people unbanked? Each year, the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGap) hosts a photo contest to raise awareness about the importance of increased access to financial services. The 2014 winners were announced on Monday 17 November
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Alex Soros: Developed world’s greed for hardwood, palm oil, natural gas and beef is killing people on environmental frontiers
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Government accused of neglecting people defending their land and forests against mining and illegal logging
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Carbon mapping by the Carnegie Institute for Science reveals nearly seven billion tonnes of carbon stored in Peru’s rainforests, in a technique that could help preserve such stores to reduce carbon emissions
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Heavy rains have resulted in floods across central Peru on Sunday
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Guardian Professional: In India and Ghana insurance has changed smallholders’ planting behaviour, getting them to invest more in their farms
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Contrary to what many believe, studies from Peru and India show stunting can be reversed in later childhood, writes Andreas Georgiadis
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State exercises little control over remote Amazon region blighted by poverty and illiteracy, and organised crime fills the vacuum
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Despite its claims, financial inclusion is failing to empower the marginalised. We need independent regulation, writes Hugh Sinclair
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cities in development - global development professionals network 'It's as if we don't exist': hawkers from Accra to Lima speak out
Despite their economic contribution, street vendors are routinely targeted by city officials. New research records their views, writes Sally Roever
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Rescue teams search for survivors after an earthquake in southern Peru. At least eight people died when the 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck the Cusco region
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Mongabay: Living arboreal chinchilla rat thought to have been extinct is tracked down in Peruvian cloud forests
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Power from streams and small rivers has been proven to provide sustainable energy in Peru and Nepal - Zimbabwe is next, writes Lucy Stevens
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The Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of the best photographs from around the world
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As the global parliament of mayors prepares to kick off, which civic leaders would you want in your deck?
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Letters: It was well-known that Edwin Chota received numerous death threats from illegal loggers clearing forest on land that he was trying to secure rights to
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Authorities confirm killing of Edwin Chota and three other men, with reports saying they were shot in front of villagers
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La Paisana Jacinta loses prime-time slot after UN criticism but racism against indigenous people and African-Peruvians far from eradicated
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After years of the gap narrowing, better economic equality is no longer a reliable trend in many countries. What can be done?
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Group of 23 men, women and children cross border from their territory in Peru and are being monitored by health ministry
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A herd of pitch-invading cows brought a match between Minsa FBC and Expreso Inambari to a halt in the Copa Perú
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Jonathan Watts: When one of Brazil’s most isolated indigenous groups made contact with the outside world last month, they put themselves at risk of illness, persecution and more. Is there any way these communities can make contact and stay safe?
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Woman who was jailed for six years and eight months in 2013 to be removed from Lima prison to one in her home country
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Following embarrassing ‘Cuban Twitter' revelations, in one case a HIV workshop was the ‘perfect excuse’ for political goals
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From culinary festivals to cookbooks, the Lima restaurateur has rebranded his nation’s food into a highly successful export
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Indigenous people crossed from Peru into Brazil looking for help to combat illegal loggers and drug traffickers, researchers say
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Topics
- Americas
- Trees and forests
- Climate change (Environment)
- Deforestation
- Conservation
- Global climate talks
- Amazon rainforest
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- Indigenous peoples
- Brazil
- Cop 20: UN climate change conference | Lima
- India
- Africa
- Microfinance
- financial inclusion - global development professionals network
- Climate change (Science)
- Policy and advocacy
- China
- Protest
- United Nations
COP20 is a forum for regional green policies not just global climate targets