In the quest to conserve one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved the project “Promoting the Sustainable Integrated Management of the Peruvian Amazonian Landscape of Madre de Dios”, to be implemented by the Ministry of Environment and Profonanpe.

Key progress in biodiversity protection in Junín, Peru, through the proposed creation of the Huata Private Conservation Area.

Leaders of the communities that make up the Rontoccocha Regional Conservation Area (RCA) proposal participated in an internship at the Ausangate RCA.

Last Friday, November 8, an environmental education workshop was held in the Milpuj Private Conservation Area (ACP) as part of the AMA Network’s Conserve Birds project. The purpose of the activity was to socialize the process of re-declaration and approval of the Milpuj ACP, as well as to educate young people and members of the communities of Nogalcucho and Quimbaleran about forest fire prevention. During the day, students, community members and other participants joined in a joint effort to protect this unique natural area.

The Roundtable “Relationships with mining: from social license to partnerships for sustainable development” explored and discussed how partnerships with mining can promote positive transformation in communities.