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One Million Acre Conservation Area
Recognized in Peruvian Amazon May/June 2009
The greatest diversity
of flora and fauna in the world
With the assistance of NCI’s Loreto, Peru
office, the 1 million acre Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Regional Conservation
Area
(RCA) located in a pristine section of the Peruvian Amazon has finally
been recognized by the national government and signed into law by
Peruvian President Alan Garcia. The region, which is about the size
of Glacier National Park, is known to have the greatest diversity
of flora and fauna in the world. The creation of the RCA was supported
by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation with the help of a number
of NGO’s and local communities. NCI is currently working with
community members in the region to promote “productive conservation”
practices which benefit local populations by increasing their economic
income through the sustainable use of natural resources within the
RCA.
Area
(RCA) located in a pristine section of the Peruvian Amazon has finally
been recognized by the national government and signed into law by
Peruvian President Alan Garcia. The region, which is about the size
of Glacier National Park, is known to have the greatest diversity
of flora and fauna in the world. The creation of the RCA was supported
by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation with the help of a number
of NGO’s and local communities. NCI is currently working with
community members in the region to promote “productive conservation”
practices which benefit local populations by increasing their economic
income through the sustainable use of natural resources within the
RCA.