About us
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We are a Peruvian non-profit organization working since 1999 to conserve and enhance Amazonian forests while generating sustainable alternatives for local communities, through science, technology and innovation.
We are pioneers in the protection of the biological diversity of one of the richest regions on the planet: The Amazon Andes of Peru.
A thriving Amazon that sustains biodiversity in all its splendor.
To protect Earth’s most diverse landscapes, train the next generation of conservationists, and strengthen ways of life that coexist harmoniously with nature and biodiversity.
Conservación Amazónica – ACCA, together with its allied organizations Amazon Conservation - ACA (USA) and Amazon Conservation - ACEAA (Bolivia), forms the Alliance for the Conservation of the Amazon. This alliance seeks to promote conservation and sustainable development across 50 million hectares shared between Peru and Bolivia. Through this collaboration, we strengthen local and national capacities to develop and apply cutting-edge science and technology for effective Amazon management.
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We provide high-resolution satellite monitoring to detect risk areas and issue real-time alerts on deforestation, fires, carbon loss, selective logging, mining activity, and illicit crops.
National Level (Peru) We work in the region where the Andes meet the Amazon, between Cusco and Madre de Dios, conserving one of the world’s most biodiverse ecosystems.We support the creation and strengthening of protected natural areas and conservation zones.
Our three Biological Stations carry out research and conservation projects in collaboration with local communities. Our work is also expanding to other Amazonian regions such as Ucayali and Loreto, and to southern provinces such as Tacna, Puno, and Apurímac, where we provide tools to forest users for establishing new conservation areas and improving control and surveillance efforts against environmental crimes.
The Amazon is home to the largest rainforest on Earth, covering around 40% of the South American continent.
It spans more than 673 million hectares across nine countries, stretching eastward from the Andes mountains, whose glaciers, streams and highland wetlands feed the rivers that flow to the Atlantic Ocean, forming the world’s largest river basin.
The Amazon River, the largest on the planet, contributes 16-22% of all freshwater entering the world’s oceans.
The region represents around 16% of global terrestrial productivity and stores between 150 and 200 billion tons of carbon in its soils and vegetation.
Its forests and waters make the Amazon the most important terrestrial biome on Earth.
