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New 2.4 Million Acre Regional Conservation
Area Created in the Peruvian Amazon December 2008
Conserving Amazon
rainforest with some of the highest biological diversity
in the world
On December 14th, the Regional Counsel of Loreto,
Peru together with the President of Loreto, Yván Vásquez
Valera, unanimously approved a declaration establishing the Nanay-Pintuyacu-Chambira
Regional Conservation Area (RCA) of 2.4 million acres. This area
will establish a conservation and sustainable use regime for the
three named river basins it protects, and will allow the improved
management of the area's natural resources for the communities
of these basins. Furthermore, this new area protects the potable
water source for the city of Iquitos and adjoining areas while
also conserving Amazon rainforest with some of the highest biological
diversity in the world.
The Nanay-Pintuyacu-Chambira RCA is the third
and largest Regional Conservation Area in Loreto, and follows
the creation of
the Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo RCA and the Ampiyacu-Apayacu RCA, each
protecting over 1 million acres. These proposals have been developed
by the Program for the Conservation and Sustainable Management
of the Regional Biodiversity (PROCREL) with the vision that they
be a basis for the sustainable development of the region. A notable
success of the PROCREL program has been development of improved
products and markets for community artisanry, with market outlets
in Peru and the United States, which has doubled community incomes
in some areas. PROCREL is composed of Nature and Culture International,
the Institute for the Investigation of the Peruvian Amazon, and
the Regional Government of Loreto.
of
the Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo RCA and the Ampiyacu-Apayacu RCA, each
protecting over 1 million acres. These proposals have been developed
by the Program for the Conservation and Sustainable Management
of the Regional Biodiversity (PROCREL) with the vision that they
be a basis for the sustainable development of the region. A notable
success of the PROCREL program has been development of improved
products and markets for community artisanry, with market outlets
in Peru and the United States, which has doubled community incomes
in some areas. PROCREL is composed of Nature and Culture International,
the Institute for the Investigation of the Peruvian Amazon, and
the Regional Government of Loreto.