Drought and state neglect deepen health crisis for Peru’s recently contacted Matsés

Mongabay
Sep 22, 2026, 12:54 am110 ptsTrending
A worsening convergence of drought driven by climate change, epidemic disease, and state neglect is creating a severe health emergency for the Indigenous Matsés people in the Peruvian Amazon. Mongabay staff writer Aimee Gabay traveled to Matsés territory to investigate the environmental threats to the region.…

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