Did you know that nearly 5 million hectares in the Peruvian Amazon are protected through a voluntary agreement?
The Joint Statement of Intent has become an engine of change in the Amazon, where nearly 5 million hectares are being protected and conserved thanks to this commitment. Through agroforestry systems and community forest management, the JIU's financial mechanism, led by the Ministry of the Environment (MINAM) and [...]
Regional governments and communities of Loreto, Ucayali and Junín will actively participate in the conservation of their forests
Lima, January 2024. 2024 is expected to be a key year for the project led by the Ministry of the Environment, as it will seek to initiate the implementation of the annual operational plan. To achieve this, the “Bosques Amazónicos - ASL2” project promoted dialogue with key stakeholders in the regions of Ucayali, Loreto and Junin to strengthen the [...]
Climbing palm trees: sustainable harvesting of aguaje and unguragui
The Chanchari family welcomes us in the community of Puerto Diaz, on the banks of the Pastaza. It is a small community of a handful of Kichwa families. They work a plot of land of no more than 2 hectares where they grow cassava and other foodstuffs, but especially pineapple, which they sell [...]
Four new species recorded in the Northeast Corridor of Peru
Stenocercus philmayi sp. nov. Photo: Iván Wong Through the biological survey carried out during the implementation of these two projects, it was possible to determine the diversity of amphibians and reptiles in the Cordillera de Colán National Sanctuary and other CBAs of the Northeastern corridor of Peru, highlighting the registration of 4 new species of lizards of the genus Stenocercus: [...]
