Protect Peruvian Biodiversity from Mining
Support more work like this Support more work like thisSpectacled Bear and Giant Armadillo cling to existence across Peru's rugged Andean slopes as encroaching mining and land degradation undermine their globally unique habitat.
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Species at Risk
Spectacled Bear (VU), Giant Armadillo (VU)
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Carbon stored
32,495,336 mT *
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Partner
Asociación para la Conservación de la Cuenca Amazónica (ACCA)
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170,336 Proposed Acres Conserved by
Designation
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Project Cost: $1,152,310
170,336
Spectacled Bear and Giant Armadillo cling to existence across Peru's rugged Andean slopes as encroaching mining and land degradation undermine their globally unique habitat.
-
Species at Risk
Spectacled Bear (VU), Giant Armadillo (VU)
-
Carbon stored
32,495,336 mT *
*(metric tons of CO2 equivalents) -
Partner
Asociación para la Conservación de la Cuenca Amazónica (ACCA)
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170,336 Proposed Acres Conserved by
Designation
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Project Cost: £914,531
170,336
The steep slopes, narrow ridges and deep valleys along southern Peru’s tropical Andes are no longer enough to protect vulnerable species like the Spectacled Bear and Giant Armadillo who find refuge in this challenging terrain. Their habitat is under siege from rapidly expanding gold mining and other land abuses.
This region of humid grasslands, cloud and highland forest, wetlands and lagoons creates a diversity of habitats at elevations ranging from 2,500 to 17,000 feet. It provides critical habitat for wildlife and is the territorial home of an original Japu community, a Quechua population who are direct descendants of the Incas.
Rainforest Trust and our partner, Asociación para la Conservación de la Cuenca Amazónica (ACCA), seek to protect 170,336 acres in the Peruvian Andes as formally designated Regional Conservation Areas. The Japu-Camanti Biological Corridor Regional Conservation Area will increase legal and technical barriers to the granting of new mining concessions and reduce illegal mines as well as other land-degrading activities.
Explore southern Peru’s tropical Andes
The Japu-Camanti landscape, courtesy of Asociación para la Conservación de la Cuenca Amazónica (ACCA)
The Japu-Camanti landscape, courtesy of Asociación para la Conservación de la Cuenca Amazónica (ACCA)
The Japu-Camanti landscape, courtesy of Asociación para la Conservación de la Cuenca Amazónica (ACCA)
The Japu-Camanti landscape, courtesy of Asociación para la Conservación de la Cuenca Amazónica (ACCA)
The region stores over
million metric tons of CO2 equivalents that, if released, would be comparable to the annual CO2 emissions of Switzerland.
Create A Corridor Of Protection Across 5.5 Million Acres
The proposed Regional Conservation Area expands a biological corridor that extends northwest to the 4.2-million-acre Manu National Park. It is strategically connected to the existing Japu – Bosque Ukumari Llaqta Private Conservation Area, the Q’eros-Kosñipata Regional Conservation Area created with Rainforest Trust support in 2021, and the Amarakaeri Communal Reserve.
The region is important for both climate adaptation of species and because it stores over 32 million metric tons of CO2 equivalents that, if released, would be comparable to the annual CO2 emissions of Switzerland.
Save Unique “Yungas” Forests In The Andes
“Yungas” forests are ideal habitat for Spectacled Bear, Jaguar, endemic birds and little-studied amphibians. These steep, highland humid ecosystems, which include 142,665 acres of high-integrity forest, have remained widely intact with little or no human impact. However, expansion of the Interoceanic Highway connecting Peru with Brazil has brought both legal and illegal activities to the region.
Support Collaborative Management Of Fragile Habitats
The protected area will be proposed as a Regional Conservation Area under the jurisdiction and management of the Cusco Regional Government pending full government and community consultation. With Rainforest Trust support, our partner will work with local communities to strengthen their technical and management capabilities toward protection of these unique areas.
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