{"id":271,"date":"2026-04-14T11:20:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T15:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/extractives\/?p=271"},"modified":"2026-04-14T11:32:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T15:32:21","slug":"chancay-amazon-connection-project-a-multidisciplinary-initiative-on-development-environment-and-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/extractives\/chancay-amazon-connection-project-a-multidisciplinary-initiative-on-development-environment-and-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Chancay\u2013Amazon Connection Project: A Multidisciplinary Initiative on Development, Environment, and Society"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/extractives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/Peru-Report-April-2026.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/extractives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/report-cover-215x300.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/extractives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/report-cover-215x300.avif 215w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/extractives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/report-cover.avif 635w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chancay-Amazon Connection Project is an initiative developed with the support of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and includes the participation of a multi-disciplinary team of researchers of three partner institutions: the Center for Studies on China and Asia-Pacific (CECHAP) at the University of the Pacific, the Center for Studies on the Extraction of Natural Resources and Society at Clark University (<a href=\"mailto:Extractives@Clark\">Extractives@Clark<\/a>), and the non-governmental organization Derecho, Ambiente y Recursos Naturales 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