Peru

Introduction The Andean forests of Junín, Peru, stand as critical sentinels in the fight against environmental degradation, yet they face unprecedented threats from human activity and climate change. This region, part of the high Andes, has endured severe forest loss, with more than 16,000 hectares affected by man-made fires in recent years, primarily from agricultural burning and grassland management ....

Introduction The Amazon Biosphere Reserves Project, a collaboration between UNESCO and partners like LVMH, targets resilience and biodiversity conservation in the Greater Amazon Basin . Encompassing eight key reserves—such as Bolivia's Pilón Lajas and Beni, Brazil's Central Amazon, Ecuador's Yasuní, Sumaco, and Podocarpus–El Cóndor, and Peru's Manu and Oxapampa–Asháninka–Yánesha—it integrates 86 protected areas facing cross-border threats like deforestation and fires...