We are seeking volunteers to help us collect data on the critically endangered yellow-tailed woolly monkey, to participate in habitat restoration and reforestation, and to assist in improving local awareness of environmental issues through education activities in schools.
Two 6-week-long expeditions starting January 2012 and mid February 2012 are available.
Qualifications/Experience: No qualifications or skills are necessary apart from a basic level of spoken Spanish, good fitness level and ability to cope with harsh working conditions and basic accommodation.
Salary/funding: A contribution is requested from the volunteer. It excludes travel to the field site but includes accommodation, food, wages for local guides, two excursions to Kuelap and the Gocta waterfall, training and a small contribution to the running of the project.
El pasado Viernes 5 de Agosto de 2011 se llevó a cabo una reunión presidida por el comité de gestión del Bosque de Protección Alto Mayo (BPAM) y el alcalde de Chisquilla. NPC fue invitado a participar de la misma.Los asistentes fueron autoridades comunales, profesores de la UGEL, representantes de la agencia agraria de Bongará, comuneros y una representante de NPC. Durante la reunión se discutieron temas relacionados a la conservación del BPAM y de la zona de amortiguamiento. El comité explicó a la comunidad los objetivos de conservación del bosque, las limitaciones espaciales que este tiene, y la importancia de un buen manejo dentro como en los alrededores. Los comuneros expresaron sus dudas y realizaron preguntas sobre las actividades que ellos están habituados a realizar (como la tala y ganadería) con respecto a lo que significa apoyar a la conservación de la zona. Además, se recalcó la iniciativa de un grupo de habitantes que viene conservando varias hectáreas de sus terrenos y la posibilidad de solicitar su protección legal como Area de conservación comunal.
NPC contribuyó en la reunión entregando material de difusión sobre las actividades que dañan el ecosistema y la labor que viene realizando la ong con las comunidades de Amazonas. Además reiteramos nuestro apoyo a la comunidad de Chisquilla para ofrecer asesoramiento en la solicitud de un Area de conservación comunal lo cual fue discutido en la reunión, realizar charlas y talleres de educación ambiental, y una constante comunicación entre la población y la ong para esclarecer cualquier tipo de dudas.
La reunión culminó con la formación de un comité que se encargará de organizar la información y tratara a fondo estos temas. NPC fue considerada como primer vocal con el apoyo de la comunidad. Así mismo, la reunión sirvió para que más personas interesadas en la conservación comprendieran que hay entidades dispuestas a apoyar sus iniciativas e informar sobre los procesos.
On the 26th of July we handed in the proposal for a new Conservation Concession in San Martin, Peru. The area, to be run by a local committee of villagers from Ricardo Palma is home to the endemic and Critically Endangered (Callicebus oenanthe) and other primate species, as well as whole host of other endemic and endangered animals. The area of the concession covers over 1,500 ha of primary rain forest in one of the most deforested areas of Peru. This new area borders another Conservation Concession we are working towards with the community of Bagazan. Together the two areas will protect approximately 8,000 ha of habitat.
San Martin suffers from the highest deforestation rates in Peru with nearly 85% of the region completely deforested. The main threats to wildlife and forests in this area are clear cutting for pasture and logging concessions. The local people from the villages of Ricardo Palma and Bagazan are committed to conservation, not only through the registration of these reserves but also through their decision to cultivate organic cacao. We are now awaiting news from the regional and national authorities on the progress of these two proposals.
This week the Peruvian ministry of the environment has announced the official resolution (Resolución Ministerial Nº123-2011-MINAM) creating the Private Conservation Area “Hierba Buena-Allpayacu”. This reserve covers an area of 2,282.12 hectares of cloud forests in the community of Corosha, Amazonas department. We began work in this area in 2007/8 and have been joined by other institutions, headed by The Peruvian Society for Environmental Law (SPDA) to help register the reserve.
The reserve is home to two endemic primate species, the yellow tailed woolly monkey (Oreonax flavicauda) and the Peruvian night monkey (Aotus miconax) and many spectacular bird species including the long whiskered owlet (Xenoglaux loweryi) and the Pale-billed Antpitta (Grallaria carrikerii). The reserve also protects other species of flora and fauna, preserves the communities water resources, which are also used as the source of hydroelectric energy as well as conserving the community’s cultural heritage. The creation of this area is the first of a series of community run reserves NPC is working to make in the north east of Peru.
Visitors who wish to visit the reserve can contact us through our website to arrange for guides and accommodation. 100% of profits from tourism go directly to the members of the community.
This week we officially entered a request for a new Conservation Concession for an area of 440 ha of forest near the village of Delta, Amazonas department. The request is in the name of Senor Rosas Torres Guerrero a local farmer that has been protecting this area for the last 10 years and asked for our help in gaining legal recognition. The area will be called “Iguahuana -Delta’s Dry Forests”. Iguahuana is the local name of an endemic tree species abundant in the area. The forests in the area are classed as Dry Forest of the Marañon River Valley, they suffer from extremely high rates of destruction and as yet this forest type is not found in any protected area. We hope that the authorities will approve the request promptly. We wish to thank all the people that helped in the elaboration of this request.
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