Deforestation - Peru has the fourth largest area of rainforest in the world (70 million hectares) - approximately 250,000 hectares cut down annually -New roads, illegal and legal logging, gold mining, oil and gas explorations, and many other factors are causes of deforestation
Water pollution and access - Peru has 1746 cu km of renewable water resources - 86% of this water is used for farming and 7% for industrial activity - In urban areas 87% have access to clean water, while in rural areas 62% - 3.0 million tons of waste per year is created - pollution sources in Peru include industrial waste, sewage and oil related waste - According to the Oxfam report, more than half of Peru's rivers are extremely polluted
Air Pollution - especially in Lima - industrial activity and vehicle emissions - air pollution in Lima surpassed the international standard by 122.1% - Big problem in La Oroya, where it is considered one of the top 10 most polluted places in Earth