New Marine Protected Area Conserves Endangered Species in Ecuador

By Andes Amazon Fund | December 7, 2021

On November 26, the government of Ecuador announced the establishment of the Puerto Cabuyal-Punta San Clemente Marine Protected Area. The new area covers an area of 322,292 acres (​​130,427 ha)…

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Indigenous Community Secures New Conservation Area in the Buffer Zone of Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, Peru

By Andes Amazon Fund | October 6, 2021

On September 27, 2021, Peru’s Ministry of Environment formally recognized a new private conservation area on the communal lands of the Once de Agosto Indigenous community in Loreto, Peru. This community of Kukama –…

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Conservation Area Protects Rare and Endemic Species in Peru

By Andes Amazon Fund | July 24, 2021

Andes Amazon Fund is excited to announce the creation of the Codo del Pozuzo Regional Conservation Area on July 22 in Huánuco, Peru. The area protects 25,831 acres (10,453 hectares) of…

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New Regional Conservation Area in Ucayali, Peru, Contributes to a Binational Cultural and Wildlife Corridor

By Andes Amazon Fund | July 24, 2021

Andes Amazon Fund celebrates the creation of the Communal Alto Tamaya – Abujao (CATA) Regional Conservation Area in Ucayali, Peru. Established on July 22, the new area protects 370,685 acres…

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New Kakataibo Indigenous Reserve in Peru Protects Indigenous People Living in Voluntary Isolation

By Andes Amazon Fund | July 22, 2021

Andes Amazon Fund celebrates the declaration of the Kakataibo Indigenous Reserve by the Peruvian government on July 21. The new reserve, which was created to provide strict protection for the…

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It Takes a Village: Maintaining a Healthy Ecosystem and Bringing Back Peru’s National Tree.

By Andes Amazon Fund | July 7, 2021

In October of 2019, the department of Cajamarca in Peru established its first regional conservation area: Bosques el Chaupe, Cunilla and Chinchiquilla. Since then, through Andes Amazon Fund’s support, Nature…

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Critical Water Resources and New Frog Species Protected in Newly Established El Guabo Municipal Conservation Area – Ecuador

By Andes Amazon Fund | June 23, 2021

The El Guabo Municipal Conservation Area, established on June 15, protects 31,812 acres of cloud and montane forests, paramo grasslands, and wetlands in the province of El Oro. El Guabo is home…

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Two New Protected Areas in Bolivia Protect Important Montane Ecosystems

By Andes Amazon Fund | June 9, 2021

Two new municipal conservation areas were recently established in the department of La Paz that safeguard humid montane forests and vital water resources. Río Chuñuuma, declared by the municipality of…

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Celebrating World Environment Day 2021 with 100 areas protected

By Andes Amazon Fund | June 7, 2021

Last month, we reached a milestone in our efforts to conserve the biodiversity and cultural integrity of the Andes and Amazon – 100 areas protected! And now, in celebration of…

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Peru’s new Bosques Secos del Marañón Regional Conservation Area Protects Unique Dry Forests Along South America’s “Grand Canyon”

By Andes Amazon Fund | May 13, 2021

Established on May 12, the Bosques Secos del Marañón Regional Conservation Area will protect the rare Marañón dry forest ecoregion, an area underrepresented in the Peruvian National Protected Area System. …

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