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https://news.mongabay.com/2023/02/new-reserve-in-ecuador-secures-over-3-million-acres-of-forest/>
"Ecuador this month recognized a new reserve in the Amazon rainforest in hopes
of protecting Indigenous land from threats like mining and livestock.
The Tarímiat Pujutaí Nuṉka Reserve covers 1,237,395 hectares (3,057,671 acres)
of Andean and Amazonian forests in the Morona Santiago province of eastern
Ecuador, where numerous Shuar and Achuar communities have for years been
fending off numerous drivers of deforestation.
“This is an initiative that will not only allow us to preserve, but also enjoy
our forests and climate, to offer the world a healthy environment,” said
Governor of Morona Santiago, Rafael Antuni.
The area is home to cloud forests, sandstone plateaus, Amazonian lowlands and
floodplain forests, among other ecosystems. They contain over a thousand
species of birds — dozens of them endemic to the region — as well as large
mammals like jaguars (
Panthera onca), tapirs (
Tapirus terrestris) and
spectacled bears (
Tremarctos ornatus).
The reserve, officially recognized on February 1, is intended to act as a
corridor for these species because it’s connected to other protected areas in
eastern Ecuador and northern Peru, according to the Andes Amazon Fund.
The province has nearly 200,000 inhabitants, most of them members of Shuar and
Achuar Indigenous communities like Taisha, Morona, Sucúa, Logroño, Méndez,
Tiwintza, Limón Indanza, San Juan Bosco and Gualaquiza."
Via
Future Crunch:
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
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https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
