Science and Environment

Peruvian Cactus and Succulent Society - Informs about activities of this non-profit association, including its annual publication and cacti-related research outside Peru.
http://cactus-mall.com/specs/

Guano Trade - Analyses the history and impact of guano mining and commerce in the 19th and early 20th century, as part of the Trade Environment Database (TED) at American University.
http://www.american.edu/TED/guano.htm

CREES: Rainforest Education and Research Center - Education and research programmes for improved sustainable natural resource management and co-operative conservation strategies in tropical environments. Based in Cusco.
http://www.crees-manu.org/

El Niño - Discusses short and long term environmental effects on army tactical decision of this current off the Peruvian coast. With links to other information. U.S. Army Topographic Engineering Center.
http://www.tec.army.mil/publications/elnino/

Anchovy Depletion and Trade - Case study from the Trade Environment Database, part of the Mandala Projects at American University. Focuses on trade as an agent of globalization.
http://www.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/anchovy.htm

Trade and Environment: Peru Mining - Case study from the Trade Environment Database, part of the Mandala Projects at American University. Examines the impact of globalization on people.
http://www.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/PERUMINE.HTM

International Potato Center - CIP - Seeking to reduce poverty and achieve food security on a sustained basis in developing countries through scientific research and related activities on potato, sweetpotato, other root and tuber crops, and on the improved management of natural resources in the Andes and other mountain areas.
http://www.cipotato.org/

US Geological Survey P 1386-I - A detailed study of glaciation in Peru by Benjamín Morales-Arnao with sections on the Cordillera Blanca on landsat imagery and Quelccaya Ice Cap by Stefan L. Hastenrath.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/prof/p1386i/peru/intro.html

Medical Geography and Cholera - Makes a case study of the epidemic outbreak in 1991, with graphics and geographic information system data files. University of Colorado's Department of Geography
http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/warmup/cholera/cholera_f.html

Ilzro Raps Peru (IRP) - Operates in the Amazon Basin of Peru and implements rural electrification programs using renewable energies.
http://www.ilzrorapsperu.org/

Rainforest Conservation Fund - RCF informs about efforts to raise funds for and manage the 800,000 acre Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Community Reserve near Iquitos.
http://www.rainforestconservation.org

Plants of the Machiguenga - A combination travelogue and scientific inquiry into medicinal uses of rain forest plants. Neurologist Ethan Russo examines the ethnobotany, anthropology, and wildlife of this Amazonian tribe in Parque Nacional del Manu.
http://manu.montana.com/

The Living Edens: Manu, Peru's Hidden Rain Forest - Supplements information in PBS program, including flora, fauna, history, links and classroom resources. The Manu Biosphere Reserve lies in the Peruvian Amazon.
http://www.pbs.org/edens/manu/

Life and Times of J. Francis Macbride - Information about the U.S. botanist (1892-1976) and his ground-breaking Flora of Peru series. Excerpts from his travel journal with photos (1922-3).
http://www.sacha.org/macbr/intro.htm

Amazon River Dolphins - An extensive, well presented study on Amazon River Dolphins in the northern Peruvian Amazon, incorporating background information, field notes, graphics, maps and scientific research. Prepared by educators, students and grad students. Lesson plans available.
http://www.virtualexplorers.org/

Information Technology in Peru - Jeffrey Bernstein pulls together a broad, current picture of information technology and its impact on the country.
http://www.jsbernstein.com/initeb/peru.htm

Lost Crops of the Inca - Little-Known Plants of the Andes with Promise for Worldwide Cultivation (1989), an online manuscript that covers research about exotic cereales, fruits, roots and tubers.
http://books.nap.edu/books/030904264X/html/

Spatial Hydrology of the Urubamba River System in Peru - Francisco Olivera (Center for Research in Water Resources, University of Texas at Austin) gives a didactic exercise in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to examine an Andean watershed. Includes maps and graphics.
http://www.ce.utexas.edu/prof/maidment/CE397/urubamba/peru.htm

Coca Trade and Environment - Case study from the Trade Environment Database, part of the Mandala Projects at American University. Explores the ecological impact of drug trafficking on the Amazon.
http://www.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/PERUCOCA.HTM

Amazon Center for Environmental Education and Research - Provides information about ACEER's activities in research, education and land husbandry in the Upper Amazon Basin, near Iquitos, where it owns 250,000 acres of rainforest.
http://www.aceer.org/