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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In the San Rafael de Velasco municipality in Bolivia’s Santa Cruz department, the expansion of the San Rafael municipal protected area on September 16th, 2024, safeguards 725,664 acres (293,666 hectares) more of Chiquitano dry tropical forests threatened by deforestation and fires.
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Covering an area of 500,889 acres (202,499.78 hectares), the newly established Lagos de San Pedro municipal protected area is a milestone for the protection of biodiversity in the province of Manuripi in Bolivia’s Pando department.
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In November 2024, a new municipal protected area was established in the municipality of Yunchará in Tarija, Bolivia, which will safeguard 55,237 acres (22,354 hectares) of high altitude ecosystems in the Bolivian Altiplano with the special aim to protect habitat for Andean condors (Vultur gryphus).
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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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We are thrilled to announce the creation of five new municipal conservation areas in the coastal province of Manabí, Ecuador spanning a combined total of 596,589 acres (241,431 hectares).
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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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The Balsas municipal conservation area protects critical areas of evergreen forest, both in the piedmont and seasonal tropical forest zones of the Catamayo-Alamor ecosystem, a habitat for species such as the yellow-rumped toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus) and the screaming momot (Momotus subrufescens).
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The Atahualpa municipal conservation and sustainable use area has been expanded, protecting 28,369 acres (11,480 hectares) of evergreen montane forest, seasonal forest, and páramos. This expansion helps guarantee the protection of the Atahualpa canton’s water sources and biodiversity.
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Peru’s north-central region of San Martín, home to a bastion of the Amazon’s diversity, secured a new conservation concession in May of 2024. Bosques del Alto Saposoa spans 4,513 acres (1,826 ha) of tropical forests in the Andean foothills.
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