Manu People

Amazon Biosphere Reserves Project (Peru)

Improving resilience and halting biodiversity loss in the Amazon basin.
Executed with the support of LVMH.

The Amazon Biosphere Reserves Project, implemented by UNESCO with funding from , aims to improve resilience and halt biodiversity loss in the Amazon basin. 

This project promotes an integrated landscape management model, integrating scientific, local and indigenous knowledge, and supporting sustainable productive initiatives. Since 2021, it has been implemented in Peru, in the Oxapampa - Asháninka - Yánesha Biosphere Reserve (BIOAY) in Pasco and in the Manu Biosphere Reserve in Cusco and Madre de Dios.

Biosphere Reserves

Manu Biosphere Reserve

Located in the departments of Cusco and Madre de Dios

Oxapampa - Asháninka - Yánesha Biosphere Reserve (BIOAY)

Located in the department of Pasco

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Infographic of the Biosphere Reserves Project in the Amazon
Infografía del Proyecto de Reservas de Biosfera en la Amazonía
World Heritage Forests: carbon sinks under pressure
Bosques del Patrimonio Mundial: sumideros de carbono bajo presión
World Heritage: a unique contribution to biodiversity conservation
Patrimonio mundial : una contribución única a la conservación de la biodiversidad

Partner

This project is the result of an effective partnership with the private sector. 

It is being carried out with LVMH, UNESCO's primary private partner for biodiversity-related initiatives.
 

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