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Chaparri Ecological Reserve: dry forest, andean bears and Muchik community
Contributing IUCN constituents: BIOPARC CONSERVATIONIUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
Project Details
| Name | Chaparri Ecological Reserve: dry forest, andean bears and Muchik community |
| Description | Attached to its sacred mountain Chaparri, the Muchik rural community of Santa Catalina de Chongoyape spontaneously chose to preserve 34,412 ha of its dry forest lands. Together with the family of naturalist photographer Heinz Plenge, they created the Chaparri Ecological Reserve, which they manage through the associations Tu Tierra and Acoturch. Chaparri is the first conservation area of popular initiative in Peru and the largest dry forest conservation area in Northern Peru. Located in the heart of the dry forest ecosystem, this mountain and the forest it overlooks are home to a remarkable biodiversity with a high rate of endemism: the extraordinary wealth of birds and the presence of the spectacled bear, the only bear species from South America, make this environment unique. Original mode of socio-economic development and environmental protection, Chaparri protects the forest by fighting poverty, offering ecotourism that respects nature and local culture, and preserving wildlife, especially the spectacled bear in the wild and in the bear rescue centre. Recognised throughout South America, Chaparri is a model for many other communities concerned with preserving their ancestral and natural lands. |
| Contributing IUCN Constituent | BIOPARC CONSERVATIONIUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025 |
| Start Date | 12/31/2022 |
| End Date | 12/30/2023 |
| Conservation Actions | 1.1. Site/area protection1.2. Resource & habitat protection2.1. Site/area management2.3. Habitat & natural process restoration3.2 Species recovery4.3. Awareness & communications6.1. Linked enterprises & livelihood alternatives |
| Needed annual budget | $106,713.00 |
| Total annual budget | $106,713.00 |
| Staff | ♀ - | ♂ - |
| Beneficiaries | ♀ - | ♂ - |
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