If you live in a home without electricity and few or no windows, it's always incredibly dark inside, even at high noon. Isang Litrong Liwanag (A Liter of Light) is a sustainable lighting project that is trying to help people

As their nation's sole law enforcement agency, the Philippines National Police carry a heavy burden when it comes to keeping the country safe -- but arresting one of the biggest threats they face will take shovels, not clubs or handcuffs.

Grassroots activist honored for 10-year protest against a proposed nickel mine on Mindoro Island

"The mining companies were telling us that it's safe... We did our research and discovered they were lying through their teeth."

The move comes as a result of a petition from Greenpeace Southeast Asia, which asserts that GM crops can cause serious health issues.

A modern but retro-flavored makeover for the endearing bicycle rickshaw by Filipino designer Kenneth Cobonpue.

It was already bad enough that a Chinese boat crashed into the Tubbataha reef, a protected coral reef off the coast of the Philippines, but what the coast guard found inside increased massively the size of the environmental disaster.

Many feared the worst, and it seems like that's what we got.

The best ideas aren't always the most expensive ones.

It even has a giant 3D printed Jacuzzi tub

The art form of papercuts is taken to another level with these intricate works that draw attention to some of the world's threatened species.

Companies will do anything to protect their brand – maybe even redesign packaging.

A six-year dispute over mislabeled shipping containers has been settled, but the world can learn an important lesson from this.

A new law hopes to fix deforestation and teach young people about environmental stewardship.

One side effect of gold prices continuing to rise (now at a new record of $1500/ounce): Deforestation in parts of the Peruvian Amazon have increased up to 600% since 2003.

At the ConocoPhillips annual shareholder meeting last week, CEO James Mulva announced the company's withdrawal from the oil-drilling project in Block 39 of the northern Peruvian Amazon. It was a highly controversial project

Pay attention, as this sort of thing could hit other mountainous areas that are dependent on glaciers for their water supply.

The Conga mine, which is majority owned by Newmont Mining Corp, would produce gold as well as copper and silver. Protesters are concerned the mine will contaminate their water and affect a major aquifer.

Oldest ever popcorn discovered in Peru tells the story of indigenous corn varieties versus gmo monoculture crops.

Just when it started to seem like we had mapped out pretty much all lifeforms on Earth, biologists say they have now found yet another ark-full -- and all in just one small region of South America.

Awamaki Lab's fashion-forward collection successfully pairs Peruvian textiles with modern styles.

Three new private preserves have opened in Peru to buffer existing national parks. Is this the sign of a new trend?

The new find may change anthropologist's conception of early Peruvian prehistory.

Biologists believe that oil companies are to blame for the recent dolphin deaths.

Peru continues to approve oil and gas projects despite previous exploration leading to the death of half the Nahua tribe.

Hundreds of dolphins and pelicans have been found dead on beaches in Peru since February, prompting the government to issue a public health warning.

Born out of first-hand research in a Lima slum, this time and water-saving device is targeted at families that live without electricity or running water.

Demand for quinoa in developed countries means agrarian people in Bolivia and Peru can't afford the one-time staple crop. Is that entirely bad news? The answer is complicated.

This innovative billboard does double duty: advertising for a university's engineering program while producing much-needed clean drinking water for local communities.

Find all your sunny-day basics made with fair-trade fabrics and natural dyes.

Nations met in Peru this month to discuss solutions to climate change

Created for adventurers by adventurers, this unique hotel in Peru features three sleeping pods that guests must climb up to.

Designer Michelle Sheppard creates sustainable garments with a connection to cultural traditions.

Outfitted with GoPros and solar-powered GPS trackers, the crew of carrion-loving vigilantes is sniffing out illegal dumps in Lima.

Peruvian environmental authorities make a big statement with tiny turtles.

A skeleton of the bizarre land-walking whale provides answers about how whales first spread around the world.

Nicolas Laisné's vast project is a very different kind of office development.

It harms retailers, drives overconsumption, and contributes to traffic jams and pollution. What's the point?

Couldn't come up with a more succinct way of expressing this, so here it is direct from their website: "Central America has lost more than half of its rainforests in the last 50 years, contributing to mass extinctions and global warming. Rainforest

We apologize for the bad pun in the title, sometimes it's just hard to resist. Fair trade is a familiar concept to our readers. Aside from writing about well-known fair trade commodities like chocolate and coffee, we've also seen posts on everything

A commercial fish farm in El Borboton, Honduras is using fish guts--heads, skins, and internal organs--to produce biodiesel. Instead of dumping what's left after filleting for commercial sale, Saint Peter's cooks the parts down to produce 300,000

2007 has been a brutal year for natural disasters in Latin America, keeping the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs busy. The agency said in a recent statement that a record nine missions were dispatched to Latin America

With the cost of cement electric power poles and

When you're trying to protect an entire planet, it seems pretty silly to leave half of its human

When I wrote about the cocaine industry destroying rainforests, many commenters argued that really it is the prohibition of drugs—not the drugs themselves—that create these negative consequences. That debate will most likely get stirred up

Several years ago, this established cooperative in Honduras decided to pursue Rainforest Alliance certification for its palm oil. Find out what it looks like today.

Ramón Cruz has been growing oil palms for 37 years. He is a supporter of Rainforest Alliance's sustainable certification process.

Palm oil is found in nearly everything, yet have you ever wondered who makes it? how it's processed? what palm fruit looks like? Take a tour through a Honduran palm oil plantation to learn more.

The world mourns the loss of Berta Cáceres, an Indigenous woman who peacefully yet persistently resisted the destruction of waterways in Honduras for mining projects.

These photos reveal the horror of our disposable, consumerist culture and how it's ruining the most beautiful places on Earth.