Deep in the Peruvian Amazon, just minutes before the declaration ceremony that would officially create his tribe's first reserve, Sebastian Rios Ochoa, a 62-year-old member of the indigenous Maijuna community spoke with sadness of the illegal logging that devastated his community: “The loggers … [Read more...] about A Maijuna Family
NCI Proposes Marine Protected Areas in Peru
September 1, 2013 | We have achieved a major advance in our work with communities and the government to establish the first Pacific Tropical Marine Reserve Area in northern Peru. This proposed area will help to protect the wildlife and biodiversity of the East Pacific Tropical Ocean, an … [Read more...] about NCI Proposes Marine Protected Areas in Peru
NCI and Indigenous Awajun Work Towards Creation of Reserve
July, 2013 | With the support of our Amazonas office and local partners, 14 indigenous Awajun communities have begun the process of establishing a community reserve in the rich Amazon rainforest bordering their lands in northern Peru. As part of the agreement, we are working to improve the … [Read more...] about NCI and Indigenous Awajun Work Towards Creation of Reserve
NCI Helps Establish Samanga Community Reserve
June, 2013 | For six years, we have been working with the Samanga community to protect the Andean cloud forest and paramos ecosystems they depend on for survival. The Samanga highlands have been affected by destructive logging that threatens the watershed and this agricultural community’s … [Read more...] about NCI Helps Establish Samanga Community Reserve