URGENT PROJECT
LOCATION Peru
625,006 Acres
COST $ 2,124,397
STORED CO 2 103,965,164 mT
OR THE EQUIVALENT OF
22.6M PASSENGER VEHICLES DRIVEN FOR 1 YEAR
THE LAST STAND AGAINST DEFORESTATION
PERUVIAN ANDES
The Tropical Andes in South America is unequaled in species richness and endemism . Here , the Critically Endangered Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey , Endangered Andean Night Monkey and Endangered Golden-backed Mountain Tanager hang on in a threatened tropical stronghold beyond compare .
Rainforest Trust and our partner , Nature and Culture International , are working together to establish the 625,006-acre San Pedro de Chonta and Monte Azul de Yanajanca Regional Conservation Areas in urgent need of protection from deforestation . These new protected areas will preserve vital wildlife corridors by closing large gaps in a 2.5 million-acre network of parks and community reserves .
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The nearby Huallaga River Valley and Monzon Valley are among the most heavily deforested zones in the Peruvian Tropical Andes and resource extraction is on the rise . These escalating threats mean time is ticking for this fragile rainforest habitat and the rich diversity of species that shelter here . To secure their future , we will implement proven community-based solutions that benefit both people and threatened species . But we must act quickly to save these unique Andean landscapes and the imperiled species that call them home .
TOP : DEFORESTATION BY PARALAXIS / SHUTTERSTOCK ; FAR LEFT : GOLDEN-BACKED MOUNTAIN TANAGER BY NCI ; NEAR LEFT : ANDEAN NIGHT MONKEYS BY ANDREW WALMSLEY / NPC