http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2013 2013-04-29T16:24:08+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_mammal_menagerie_uncovered_in_remote_peruvian_cloud_forest/?source=rss Every year scientists describe around 18,000 new species, but mammals make up less than half a percent of those. Yet mammal surprises remain: deep in the remote Peruvian Andes, scientists have made an incredible discovery: a rich cloud forest and alpine grassland ecosystem that may be home to no less than eight new mammal species. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Regions, South America, Peru 2012-10-20T07:43:48+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/peru_aims_to_end_child_labour/?source=rss President Ollanta Humala recently promised that he would fight for the complete eradication of child labour. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Regions, South America, Peru 2012-05-30T14:44:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/peru_is_latest_developing_nation_to_adopt_climate_change_initiative/?source=rss Peru became the latest developing country to enact a domestic climate change initiative in the absence of a binding global pact, adopting a resolution on Thursday to lower carbon emissions in its fast-growing economy. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, South America, Peru 2012-04-29T04:47:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/gm_crops_banned_in_peru/?source=rss In a bid to protect its local food producers, the country has approved a law establishing a moratorium on income and production of genetically modified organisms. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Land, Regions, South America, Peru 2012-03-14T08:14:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_rainforest_and_indigenous_reserve_established_in_peru/?source=rss On February 4th, the Peruvian government and a small indigenous group created a new Amazon reserve, dubbed the Maijuna Reserve. Located in northeastern Peru, the 390,000 hectare (970,000 acres) reserve is larger than California's Yosemite National Park and over three times the size of Hong Kong. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Forests, Regions, South America, Peru 2012-02-09T19:00:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/peru_president_signs_indigenous_rights_act_into_law/?source=rss Peru's new president, Ollanta Humala, has signed into law a measure requiring that indigenous groups are consulted prior to any mining, logging, or oil and gas projects on their land. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Regions, South America, Peru 2011-09-08T09:05:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/peru_approves_historic_indigenous_rights_law/?source=rss On Tuesday night, Peru’s Congress unanimously approved a ‘historic’ new law that guarantees indigenous people’s right to free, prior and informed consent to any projects affecting them and their lands. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Politics, Regions, South America, Peru 2011-08-24T21:20:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/peru_moves_to_shut_down_illegal_gold_miners_in_amazon/?source=rss Peru has sent the security forces to destroy river dredgers used by illegal gold miners in the country's south-eastern Amazon region of Madre de Dios. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Regions, South America, Peru 2011-02-21T03:41:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_fish_species_found_deep_below_ocean_surface/?source=rss Scientists have discovered a new species of fish living almost 4 1/2 miles below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Regions, South America, Chile, Peru 2010-10-16T21:52:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/perus_president_revokes_civil_war_atrocities_amnesty/?source=rss Peru's government has revoked what was effectively an amnesty for officials and soldiers accused of atrocities during a civil war, following a storm of protest led by the novelist Mario Vargas Llosa. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Regions, South America, Peru 2010-09-14T17:20:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/humming_bird_with_an_incredible_tail_does_a_mating_dance_video/?source=rss It's Friday, and therefore time to sit back and enjoy some sigh-worthy beauty compliments of Mother Nature. Environment, Wildlife, Regions, South America, Peru 2009-11-06T14:14:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/disney_spends_7_million_to_conserve_forests_in_peru_congo_usa/?source=rss The Walt Disney Company, which for 60 years has portrayed the glories of nature in film, today announced a $7 million investment to protect forests in the United States, in the Peruvian Amazon and in the Congo Basin. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Land, Water, Wildlife, Business, Regions, Africa, Rep. of the Congo, South America, Peru, North America, United States, Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi 2009-11-03T12:01:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/peru_indians_hail_historic_day/?source=rss Indigenous groups in Peru have called off protests after two land laws which led to deadly fighting were revoked. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Regions, South America, Peru 2009-06-19T17:28:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/mit_students_create_bicycle_powered_washing_machine/?source=rss Many people living in developing countries often lack access to electricity, making something as common as a washing machine a luxury. World, Environment, Climate and Energy, Science, Technology, Regions, South America, Peru, North America, United States, Massachusetts 2009-02-25T09:15:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/peru_sees_solid_economic_growth_amid_global_crisis/?source=rss Peru's booming economy is expected to post its fastest annual growth rate since 1994 for 2008, though the global financial crisis should slow expansion this year, the central bank said on Friday. World, Business, Regions, South America, Peru 2009-01-13T10:19:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ancient_city_unearthed_in_peru_w_video/?source=rss The ruins of an entire city have been discovered in northern Peru, researchers say. Science, Technology, Regions, South America, Peru 2008-12-21T01:22:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/ethical_coffee_helps_save_peruvian_rainforest/?source=rss Quillabamba, Peru (AFP) Aug 8, 2008 - Once bleak and lifeless places degraded by years of high-impact farming, Peruvian coffee farms are being transformed by a growing trend for certification schemes offering ethical and environmental guarantees to western consumers. Environment, Forests, Land, Regions, South America, Peru, Environment Top Stories 2008-08-11T04:00:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/peruvian_doctors_showcase_high_cure_rate_for_drug_resistant_tb/?source=rss More than 60 per cent of patients diagnosed with a type of tuberculosis that is very difficult to treat were cured with aggressive drug treatment, according to a study from Peru that shows the disease is not a 'death sentence.' 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