For 38 days, Trond Larsen, an ecologist at Conservation International led a team of 12 Peruvian scientists with the help of expert guides from the local indigenous tribe, the Awajún. Over the course ...

Salinity has been an enemy of agriculture for millennia because even though many crops can withstand low to moderate salt ...

Joaquín Balarezo, general manager of Ecosac, estimates that Peruvian grape exports will reach a record of 80 million boxes, ...

In September 2018, a wildfire burned nearly two thousand hectares of shrubland on the Pichu Pichu volcano, an ecologically ...

‘Paddington in Peru’ returns the loveable bear to his native rainforest on a quest to save his aunt that will unknowingly benefit him as well.

Three years ago, while exploring the Mojanda mountain range in Ecuador, a team of researchers from a local NGO and a ...

The coca plant has been cultivated in South America for thousands of years and used for a variety of ritual, spiritual, and ...

The psychedelic drug is increasingly popular and is also frequently referenced in pop culture – including Netflix's new drama, Apple Cider Vinegar.

Flamboyant flora has taken over Kew Gardens for its annual orchid display. Described as "a breath-taking cornucopia", the ...

The plant is classified as endangered in the wild by the International Union for Conservation (IUCN). The Peru exhibition is in the Princess of Wales Conservatory, and keen floraphiles should be ...