Amazonas Protects Biodiversity Hotspot by Creating Bosques Secos del Marañón Regional Conservation Area

By Andes Amazon Fund | June 18, 2018

The Andes Amazon Fund celebrates the creation of Bosques Tropicales Estacionalmente Secos del Marañón Regional Conservation Area in Peru. Bosques Secos del Marañón along with Vista Alegre Omia…

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New Partnership Will Contribute $1 Million to the Implementation of Yaguas National Park in Peru

By Andes Amazon Fund | March 20, 2018

The Andes Amazon Fund is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Bobolink Foundation that will support the effective management of protected areas in the Andes-Amazon…

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Protected Area Tourism in Peru Generated US$ 720 million in 2017

By Andes Amazon Fund | March 5, 2018

March 5, 2018— Andes Amazon Fund grantee, Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF), presented a new study on the economic impact of tourism within Peru’s protected area system on Monday.

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Ecuador Forms Strategic Link Between Protected Areas by Creating Río Negro–Sopladora National Park

By Andes Amazon Fund | January 23, 2018

The Andes Amazon Fund congratulates the government of Ecuador for the creation of Río Negro–Sopladora National Park. This area protects 75,654 acres…

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Peru Protects More than Two Million Acres of Pristine Rainforest by Creating Yaguas National Park

By Andes Amazon Fund | January 11, 2018

The Andes Amazon Fund celebrates the creation of Yaguas National Park, established today by the Peruvian government. Located in the northern region of Loreto…

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Bolivia Creates Two New Protected Areas

By Andes Amazon Fund | September 20, 2017

Andes Amazon Fund is pleased to announce the creation of two new protected areas in Bolivia:  Abuná Biological Station (Estación Biológica Abuná) and Tahuamanu Biological Station (Estación Biológica Tahuamanu).

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Joint Partnership Among Funders to Expand and Strengthen Protected Areas and Indigenous Lands in the Amazon Headwaters

By Andes Amazon Fund | September 12, 2017

Wyss Foundation, Moore Foundation and Andes Amazon Fund invest in conservation in Colombia, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador.In a joint statement today, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation…

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Tres Cañones Regional Conservation Area: A New Tourism Opportunity for Cusco

By Andes Amazon Fund | August 28, 2017

The region of Cusco is largely known for being the home of the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu. As a result, tourism has become an important part…

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El Chaco Municipal Reserve: Safeguarding the Napo Watershed in Ecuador

By Andes Amazon Fund | August 15, 2017

With the help of Andes Amazon Fund grantee, Nature and Culture International (NCI), another critical conservation area has been formally protected in the Amazon headwaters of northern Ecuador.

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Colombia Protects 1.4 Million Acres by Expanding Indigenous Reserves

By Andes Amazon Fund | July 14, 2017

On July 12, 2017, the Colombian government announced the expansion of Puerto Sábalo-Los Monos and Monochoa, two indigenous reserves, also known as resguardos indígenas.

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