| The following organizations, companies, and
government agencies play an active role in the Peruvian Amazon.
NRDC:
Natural Resources Defense Council A US-based
environmental group promoting the conservation and responsible use of natural
resources
BioGems A program of NRDC dedicated to
saving sites of high biodiversity across the Americas
Partners:
Racimos de
Ungurahui Peruvian organization that promotes the empowerment of
indigenous communities and the defense of their rights
Federación
Nativa del Río Madre de Dios y Afluentes (FENAMAD) Local organization that
represents indigenous peoples in Madre de Dios department, Peru
Amazon Alliance Umbrella
organization of North American environmental groups and South American
indigenous groups
Non-Governmental Organizations:
Amazon Conservation Association (ACCA)
Peruvian conservation group currently managing a large area of rainforest in
southeastern Peru
Amazon Watch North American
environmental group devoted to monitoring environmentally damaging projects and
training indigenous people in communication
Center for Tropical Conservation Duke
University-based organization focused on protecting tropical forests through
research, training, and communication
Ecoforesta Peruvian group dedicated to
reforestation and environmental preservation
ENDF (Spanish) Apoyo a la Estrategia
Nacional para el Desarrollo Forestal (Support for the National Strategy for
Forest Development) seeks to organize and systematize forest activities in Peru
FONDEBOSQUE (Spanish) Peruvian
investment fund promoting conservation, forest management, and sustainable
development
Foro
Ecológico (Spanish) Peruvian group of environmentally-minded
activists and organizations
Pro-Naturaleza,
Southeastern Amazon (Spanish) National conservation group advocating the
conservation of natural areas in all of Peru
Shinai Serjali Grassroots organization
supporting the indigenous peoples of southeastern Peru
Tambopata Reserve Society
UK-based group promoting conservation and sustainable development in
southeastern Peru
WWF-Perú (Spanish) The World Wildlife
Fund's Peru Program works to protect biodiversity by promoting natural reserves,
promoting the sustainable use of resources, and working with the public and
private sector to establish a conservationist policy framework
Research Projects:
Project Las Piedras Socio-economic and ecological study
into the impact of illegal logging on the Las Piedras river in Madre de Dios,
Peru
Proyecto Sepahua Cultural and
socio-economic investigation into the use of resources, especially wood, in and
around Sepahua, in Ucayali department, Peru
Government Agencies:
USAID, Peru The US Agency for
International Development aids in sustainable development and resource
management
Peruvian Ministry of
Agriculture, Forestry Sector (Spanish) The Ministry of Agriculture manages
forests and natural reserves
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Naturales
(National Institute of Natural Resources)
(Spanish) The INRENA is the
department of the Ministry of Agriculture responsible for managing Peru's
natural resources.
Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands,
Peru (Spanish/Dutch) The Dutch government is deeply involved in promoting forest
management and sustainable agriculture in Peru.
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