By Andes Amazon Fund

The new Bosques del Futuro (Forests of the Future) Conservation Concession in Peru protects 2,338 acres of a unique and fragile ecosystem in the San Martin region. It was declared on November 5, 2021.

The area has registered unique flora and fauna that includes the balata tree (Manilkara bidentata), a unique species of staghorn fern (Platycerium andinum), the critically-endangered Rio Mayo titi (Plecturocebus oenanthe), and a poison frog (Ameerega bassleri), to name a few.

You can read more about Bosques del Futuro through the link below and right-clicking to translate to English if using Google Chrome.

Press Release
The mayor of the district of Caspizapa, Rocío del Pilar García, can be seen above holding the resolution that established the area. She is surrounded by members of grantee AMPA and government officials from San Martin.

The creation of this conservation concession was made possible thanks to Amazónicos por la Amazonía – AMPA, the Caspizapa Municipality, and the Regional Authority of San Martin, as well as financial support from Andes Amazon Fund.

The new Bosques del Futuro Conservation Concession can be seen above in orange surrounded by other
conservation concessions in the San Martin region of Peru.
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