WWF-UK: Discover Peru's fragile environment
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Discover Peru's fragile environment
In June 2007, award-winning photographer, Brent Stirton, and WWF-UK photographic manager, Greg Armfield, travelled to Peru, a country facing huge environmental challenges that WWF is working to address.
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Brent and Greg witnessed the paving of the Peruvian section of the Interoceànica Highway that could result in massive deforestation of the Amazon rainforest if sustainable management practices promoted by WWF are not implemented.
They travelled to the town of Trompeteros in the heart of Peru's northern Amazon, where WWF is helping the Achuar indigenous people to fight for the clean-up of waste, caused by local oil drilling, that has been contaminating their water supply for over 30 years.
Along the way, they encountered other environmental problems and potential solutions ranging from glacier retreat to sustainable Brazil nut farming. They also gained a fascinating insight into the everyday lives of Peruvian people – from traditional llama herders to residents of Lima's 'pueblos jóvenes' ('young towns').
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Our Amazon initiative
See more of Brent Stirton's award winning work
How you can help
Help fund our work in the Amazon