From May 29th to June 1st 2025, in the towns of Cotacachi and Intag in the northern Ecuadorian Andes, various conservation stakeholders from across Ecuador participated in a workshop focused on Conservation and Sustainable Use Areas (ACUS), a subnational conservation figure in Ecuador administered at the provincial and municipal level.
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The new Pasaje Municipal Conservation and Sustainable Use Area (Area Municipal de Conservacion y Uso Sustentable – ACMUS Pasaje) protects 44,326 acres (17,938 hectares) of Andean-Coastal transition ecosystems in El Oro, Ecuador. In addition to protecting important forests, Pasaje protects the lower Casacay River basin, a keystone for regional water security and essential source of drinking water for the cantons of Pasaje, El Guabo, and Machala.
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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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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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Over 1.3 million acres of threatened Chaco ecosystems are now protected with the establishment of the Parapetí River and Isoso Wetlands Integrated Management and Connectivity Area known in the Guaraní…
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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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In November 2021, two municipal conservation areas were established in the department of Potosí. Known for its Andean mountains and plains, Potosí is now home to the Cordillera de los…
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The Tahuamanu – Orthon Departmental Natural Heritage Area was established on September 5th, 2024, protecting 762,248 acres (308,471 hectares) of Amazonian rivers and alluvial forests in Bolivia’s department of Pando.
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The Howard Quigley Private Natural Heritage Reserve spans 1,590 acres (643 hectares) of biodiverse Pantanal ecosystems, part of the largest wetland in the world, that protects the habitat of various species threatened with extinction, such as the iconic jaguar (Panthera onca).
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This past October 18th, 2024 the Bosque Escondido de Ingavi municipal conservation area was established which safeguards 1,132,127 acres (458,155 hectares) of Amazonian forests, representing 84.5% of Ingavi’s municipal territory.
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