Especialistas y equipos técnicos de 8 Áreas de Conservación Regional (ACR) de Cusco, Junín, Ayacucho y Tacna se reunieron en la ciudad del Cusco para fortalecer capacidades orientadas al monitoreo de la deforestación, el análisis de grillas y la evaluación y reporte del estado de conservación de las ACR del Perú.
The new Bosques Montanos de Huamantanga y Chorro Blanco Regional Conservation Area (RCA), established on March 14, 2026, protects 34,650 acres of cloud forest and Amazonian headwaters in the northern Peruvian department of Cajamarca.
Entre finales de Septiembre y mediados de noviembre de 2025 se vivió una experiencia profundamente enriquecedora para la gestión de la conservación en el Perú: la capacitación del personal encargado de las Áreas de Conservación Regional (ACR) en la implementación de tecnologías para el control, la vigilancia y el monitoreo de la biodiversidad.
Between late September and mid-November 2025, a deeply enriching experience for conservation management in Peru took place: the training of personnel in charge of Regional Conservation Areas (RCA) in the implementation of technologies for the surveillance and monitoring of biodiversity.
The Nueva York Private Conservation Area spans 8,454 (3,421 hectares) of vital Amazonian flooded forests and palm swamps along the Tigre River in Peru’s Loreto region. The initiative, driven by the Kukama-Kukamiria Indigenous People of the Nueva York Native Community with the technical support of grantee Amazónicos por la Amazonía (AMPA), recognizes the community protection of a portion of the Kukama-Kukamiria Peoples Territory, safeguarding an ecological important area.
Peru’s Second National Convention for the Exchange of Experiences Among Regional Conservation Areas, held on August 13-15, 2025 and organized by the Regional Government of Cajamarca, brought together over 200 environmental representatives from Peru’s 26 regional governments who are directly responsible for the promotion, creation, and management of the country’s Regional Conservation Areas.
A significant step forward for conservation and Indigenous rights was achieved with the official establishment of the Bajo Putumayo Yaguas Communal Reserve. This new protected area, located in the northeast corner of the Peruvian Region of Loreto spans 396,862 acres of Amazonian forests and rivers rich with life.
In an important decision for conservation in the tropical Andes, the Peruvian Ministry of Environment formally recognized the Ausangate Private Conservation Area (Área de Conservación Privada) on August 4th, 2025, a new protected area on communally titled land which includes 31,745 acres (12,847 hectares) of critical high-Andean ecosystems. Located in Peru’s Cusco region, the Ausangate Private Conservation Area (PCA) stands as a model for community-led conservation.
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.
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.