A Hotspot for Orchids: New San Pedro de Chonta Regional Conservation Area Conserves Cloud Forest and Wetlands in Huánuco, Peru

By Andes Amazon Fund | August 13, 2025

On August 12, 2025, the new San Pedro de Chonta Regional Conservation Area (RCA) was officially established in Peru’s Huánuco department, spanning 128,218 acres (51,888 hectares). The area, established by supreme decree, safeguards three priority ecoregions: Peruvian Yungas, Páramos, and Marañón Dry Forests.

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Imiría Conservation Concession to Protect Flooded Amazonian Forests in Ucayali, Peru

By Andes Amazon Fund | June 30, 2025

We are thrilled to announce the granting of the Imiría Conservation Concession to the Border Federation of Native Communities of Lake Imiría and Chauya – Masisea (FECONALICM), on May 7th, 2025, in Peru’s Amazonian department of Ucayali.

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New Velo de la Novia Regional Conservation Area Safeguards Yungas and Endangered Species in Ucayali, Peru

By Andes Amazon Fund | June 20, 2025

The Velo de la Novia Regional Conservation Area in Ucayali, Peru, spans 35,583 acres (14,399.75 hectares) of Peruvian yungas (cloud forest) and humid tropical forest. Velo de la Novia, which translates to “Bride’s Veil,” gets its name from the 275-foot-tall waterfall that crashes onto a smooth rock face within the conservation area.

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Newly Established Medio Putumayo Algodón Regional Conservation Area Contributes Crucial Protection to the Megadiverse Putumayo-Amazonas Landscape

By Andes Amazon Fund | June 6, 2025

Medio Putumayo Algodón protects 700,778 acres (283,595 hectares) of Amazonian forests in an area considered a global center of biodiversity: the Putumayo-Amazonas landscape. Home to rare and endangered wildlife including jaguars, river otters, pink dolphins and woolly monkeys, the new regional conservation area aims to protect these species from threats such as illegal gold mining and logging.

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Protecting the Irreplaceable: Establishment of the Interandean Dry Forests of Cutervo Regional Conservation Area in Cajamarca, Peru

By Andes Amazon Fund | May 17, 2025

The Interandean Dry Forests of Cutervo RCA spans 45,494 acres (18,411 hectares) in the province of Cutervo, part of the department of Cajamarca in the northern Peruvian highlands. Its objectives are to conserve an important regional sample of the Marañón Seasonally Dry Inter-Andean Forest ecosystem.

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Notes from the Field: Tres Cañones Regional Conservation Area in Peru

By Andes Amazon Fund | December 12, 2024

About 45 minutes outside of Espinar, in the department of Cusco, is the spectacular 97,570-acre (39,485-hectare) Tres Cañones Regional Conservation Area. Established by a Presidential decree in 2017 and managed by Cusco’s regional government, the area boasts distinct geological features, native Andean wildlife, and pre-Incan archeological sites, making it a critical area to protect.

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Women’s Association is Granted Aguas Claras – Amangay Conservation Concession in Peruvian Amazon

By Andes Amazon Fund | December 5, 2024

In San Martín, Peru an important advancement for the protection of 5,160 acres (2,088 hectares) of Amazonian ecosystems has been achieved with the granting of the Aguas Claras – Amangay conservation concession to the El Afluente Aguasclarino Association.

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Campaña de Recuperación y Conservación del Manglar de la Comuna Palmar

By Andes Amazon Fund | August 9, 2024

Redacción: Shirley Pozo, Edición: Ana Coral La Comuna Palmar es un pueblo de origen huancavilca con una población aproximada de 6.000 habitantes que se asienta en el perfil costero ecuatoriano,…

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Stories from the Field: Santuario de la Verónica

By Andes Amazon Fund | July 11, 2024

Nestled within the Sacred Valley of Cusco, Peru, at the foot of the snow-covered mountain that shares its name lies “Santuario de la Verónica”, a private conservation area owned and…

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Peru Takes an Important Step in Marine Conservation, Declaring the Mar Tropical de Grau National Reserve

By Andes Amazon Fund | April 25, 2024

In a momentous stride towards marine conservation and biodiversity protection, Peru has established the Mar Tropical de Grau National Reserve. This decision is the culmination of a decade-long collaboration between…

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