Peru protects Amazon headwaters after 13-year campaign.

Peru has created the Aguas Calientes Maquia Regional Conservation Area, protecting 981.6 km² of Amazonian forests, wetlands and rivers after a campaign that kicked off in 2013.

The reserve safeguards the Maquía River and Chunuya stream, and strengthens protection for Indigenous Peoples in voluntary isolation. Surveys have documented jaguars, lowland tapirs, red-and-green macaws and white-bellied spider monkeys among at least 20 endangered species #peru #Conservation #Nature #environment #amazonrainforest #wildlife

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Over 240,000 Acres Conserved in the Peruvian Amazon After a Decade-long Process - Andes Amazon Fund

The new Aguas Calientes Maquia Regional Conservation Area (RCA) conserves 242,563 acres (98,162 hectares) of highly biodiverse Amazonian forests, wetlands, waterfalls and rivers that include unique hot springs and salt licks in Loreto, Peru.

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