Who We Are

Horizontes Científicos is the digital science communication platform of the Asociación Ambiente y Foresta Perú (A&FPerú). Our mission is to bring recent scientific findings closer to the Spanish-speaking public —with rigor and clarity— linking academic evidence to its implications for public policy, communities, and decision-makers.

What We Do

• We select and translate peer-reviewed studies and technical reports into accessible language, relevant to both the region and the world.
• We contextualize scientific results by explaining their scope, limitations, and potential practical applications.
• We promote informed debate on critical issues such as Amazon conservation, forest restoration, the energy transition, and the responsible development of technologies like artificial intelligence.

Why You Can Trust Us — Our Strengths

1. Scientific rigor: all our articles are based on peer-reviewed academic literature, ensuring accuracy and traceability of information.
2. Editorial transparency and ethics: we publish a Declaration of Principles that guides our work toward truthfulness, responsible contextualization, and the avoidance of sensationalism.
3. Open license: most of our content is published under a Creative Commons BY 4.0 license, facilitating dissemination and reuse with proper attribution.
4. Regional focus with a global perspective: we combine international research with studies specific to Peru and the Amazon, offering analyses that are locally relevant and globally comparative.
5. Clarity and accessibility: we explain complex concepts in a clear, engaging format suitable for general audiences, without sacrificing technical accuracy.
6. Practical responsibility: beyond summarizing results, we highlight political and social implications, helping science inform public and community decisions.
7. Accountable and identifiable team: all our pieces credit their authors and cite original sources, ensuring verifiability and editorial responsibility.

How We Work

• We start from primary evidence: selecting recent studies, verifying DOIs and sources, and presenting summaries that include relevant methodological limitations.
• We add regional context: when appropriate, we contrast findings with local data and research to assess their applicability in Peru and Latin America.
• We foster openness: we promote the availability of knowledge and the responsible use of our content through open licenses and proper attribution.
• We continuously improve: we incorporate technical recommendations (clear metadata, multimedia accessibility, and link verifiability) to enhance editorial quality.

Editorial Principles

We are guided by ethical and professional standards: truthfulness, transparency, attribution, clarity of communication, methodological rigor, and commitment to the public interest. These principles are published and open to review.

Invitation

If you are a researcher, policymaker, educator, or citizen interested in applied science, we invite you to read, reuse (with attribution), and discuss our content. For collaborations, suggestions, or inquiries, please use the contact form on our website or reach our editorial team through the contact channel available at forestaperu.site/hc.

Horizontes Científicos — making science useful and understandable for better, more informed decisions.