Peru celebrates 200 years of independence in 2021. Over this period of independent life,
and despite the turbulent socio-political scenarios, from internal armed conflict to economic …

Abstract Study region The upper Amazon River, where the water level measured at the
Tamshiyacu station (Peru) shows seasonal variability of seven meters. Study focus Key …

Background Climate change is expected to decrease food security globally. Many
Indigenous communities have heightened sensitivity to climate change and food insecurity …

Covid-19 is a global health emergency and a systemic human development crisis.
Marginalized populations' ability to respond tends to be low and associated impacts can be …

Research on the impact of seasonal and climatic variability on childhood nutritional status in
the Amazon is limited. We examined how the nutritional status of Shawi children under five …

Despite mitigation attempts, the trajectory of climate change remains on an accelerated path,
with devastating health impacts. As a response to the United Nations Framework …

This dissertation investigates the pathways and consequences of the commodification of
ayahuasca, an Indigenous psychoactive and medicinal Amazonian plant brew, and the …

Dengue is highly endemic in Peru, with increases in transmission particularly since vector re-
infestation of the country in the 1980s. Pucallpa, the second largest city in the Peruvian …

Background: Despite long term control efforts, Malaria remains a significant health burden in
Peru. The largest number of cases of both P. vivax and P. falciparum occur in the department …

En «Amazonie des rivières», la période de basses eaux permet la mise en culture de vastes
zones exondées et fertiles sur les berges des rivières et dans les plaines d'inondation. La …