Ausangate Regional Conservation Area: Protecting the World’s Largest Tropical Glacier
The new Regional Conservation Area of Ausangate will protect 164,360 acres (66,514 hectares) of Andean ecosystems in Cusco, including Quelccaya— the world’s largest tropical glacier.…
Read MoreSerranía de Santa Rosa: 115,327 Acres of Forest and Water Resources Secured in Bolivia
The creation of Serranía de Santa Rosa Municipal Conservation Area comes at a timely moment in Bolivia where locally-led conservation initiatives are greatly needed. As…
Read MoreCajamarca Establishes Its First Regional Conservation Area: Bosques El Chaupe, Cunia, and Chinchiquilla
The creation of Bosques El Chaupe, Cunia, y Chinchiquilla marks the first Regional Conservation Area established in Cajamarca, Peru. This area will protect 54,039 acres…
Read MoreYurúa Conservation Concession (112,850 acres) Contributes to Key Mosaic in Peruvian Amazon
Protecting the ancestral territories of indigenous peoples living in the Amazon basin is a key component of Andes Amazon Fund’s conservation strategy.
Read MoreIxiamas Creates Largest Municipal Conservation Area in Bolivia: Bajo Madidi
Triple the size of Grand Canyon National Park, the recently created Municipal Conservation Area of Bajo Madidi protects 3,794,291 acres…
Read MoreLaunch of Patrimonio Natural del Perú (PdP)
Andes Amazon Fund (AAF) celebrates the launch of Patrimonio Natural del Perú (PdP) through an alliance with the Peruvian Ministry of Environment, the National Protected Area Service…
Read MoreHuamboya Municipal Conservation Area: Protecting Priority Ecosystems in Central Ecuador
The new Municipal Conservation Area of Huamboya will conserve 103,082 acres (41,716 ha) of sub-tropical montane forest along the eastern slope of the Andes Mountains.
Read MoreOur Impact in 2018: 8.3 Million Acres Protected
From the eastern Andes mountains to the lowland Amazon rainforest, Andes Amazon Fund (AAF) protects the most biodiverse ecosystems on our planet.
Read MoreBoshumi Regional Conservation Area: Protecting a Vital Source of Water in Peru
The new Regional Conservation Area of Bosques de Shunte y Mishollo (known also as “Boshumi”) will conserve a key landscape in the region of San Martín…
Read MoreSanta Elena, Bella Durmiente, and Gran Ochanache Conservation Concessions Advance Forest Protection Efforts in San Martín
Last week, the Regional Government of San Martín announced the creation of three conservation concessions that will safeguard Peru’s biodiversity and support sustainable development.
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