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Contents: APECO and Headquarters of the Purús Communal Reserve. The Natural Protected Area with the greatest Amazonian cultural diversity in Perú

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Photographs: Susana Parra, Susana Parra / APECO, Purús Communal Reserve.

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Av. Luis Muñoz Nadal s/n, Puerto Esperanza.
Purús, Ucayali Laureano PERÚ
Av. Tupac Amaru Mz. G Lt. 10, Yarinacocha, ALTO PURÚS
Coronel Portillo, Ucayali NATIONAL
Teléfono: (51-61) 441734 PARK Río Chandless
Celular: (51) 968218468 Monterrey
e-mail: rpino@sernanp.gob.pe

TACTIL
Comunicación creaiva APECO Río Purús
Río Cocama
 The Management of the Purús
Purús Communal Communal Reserve Achievements of the Purús Communal Reserve
Reserve and the Alto Purús Thanks to the excellent state of conservation of the forests
of the Purús Communal Reserve, species such as The Purús Communal Reserve is a STRENGTHENING FOR THE CO MANAGEMENT OF PCR. The PCR supports
National Park shape, together with The Purús Communal Reserve (PCR) is of 202,033.21 ha. It covers a representative
mahogany -in danger of extinction throughout the natural area, protected by the Peruvian ECOPURÚS, the indigenous technical administrator of the protected
four territorial reserves for indigenous located in the Peruvian Amazon, in the sample of the tropical humid forest and is Amazon- can be reforested with seeds of very high
peoples in isolation and other adjacent State. It depends directly on the natural area. Its staff receives workshops on environmental legislation,
province of Purús, department of the protected natural area with the greatest germination power from healthy and preserved
protected areas, one of the main National Service of Natural Protected monitoring of natural resources, management of agroforestry systems, use
Ucayali. It borders Brazil, being a natural Amazonian cultural diversity in the country, ecosystems. An opportunity to restore environmental
conservation corridors in the Amazon. quality and health to other devastated forests in Perú and Areas by the State -SERNANP-. Its of geographic equipment, first aid, leadership for the management of the
protected area of frontier. It was having communities of 08 indigenous
This is the largest block of nature an excellent eco-business that provides direct benefits to The Purús Communal Reserve administration is shared between the NPA, among others.
created on November 20 by Supreme peoples: Cashinahua (Huni Kuin), The forests of the PCR capture carbon is an area that still
conservation in Perú, as well as one of indigenous populations, beneficiaries of the Communal Headquarters of the PCR and
Decree No. 040-2004-AG, with an area Sharanahua, Culina (Madijá), Mastanahua, Reserve. Our seeds are recognized under the PCR brand in through the CO2 fixation process, which is concentrates a representative
the spaces with the greatest diversity part of the photosynthetic function of the ECOPURÚS, an indigenous organization PARTICIPATORY CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE. Carried out together with
of life on the planet. Ashaninka, Amahuaca, Chaninahua and Yine, INDECOPI sample of wild fauna,
plant. Large areas of living forest offer an characteristic of the tropical that ensures their active participation in 35 duly organized volunteer park rangers. It has 4 Control and Surveillance
in charge of its administration. important carbon sink legally protected, at humid forest, in a good state the conservation of these forests. Posts, from where it controls more than 40,000 hectares of territory, in its
national level of conservation three main access roads.
The Alto Purús basin reports The management of this natural
some of the highest indices of protected area is participatory. It has a PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT OF PCR. With the support of various
The forests of the PCR diversity of terrestrial and Management Committee, recognized by institutions and civil society, the PCR seeks to strengthen capacities in
represent the home, food and The Purús and Curanja rivers
arboreal mammals in the Directorial Resolution No. 020-2011- environmental education issues, protect and promote its tourism
pharmacy of indigenous (a tributary of the former)
Amazon
population and indigenous flow through the Purús SERNANP-DGANP, which ensures the potential, and carry out activities that guarantee the maintenance of
peoples in voluntary isolation Communal Reserve, which participation of stakeholders interested ecosystem services and the sustainable development of the area.
disembogue into the
in supporting the management of the
neighboring country of Brazil
ANP and ensuring its proper Sustainable management of natural resources. Management of aquatic
functioning. chelonians. Population sensitized in the management, conservation and
sustainable use of aquatic chelonians, a fundamental species for local food
With the Alto Purús, Medio Purús, Bajo security.
Purús and Curanja sectors, clearly
The forests of the Purús represented in the management of the Management and commercialization of non-timber forest products.
Communal Reserve The indigenous communities of the Communal Reserve, a joint, Under the ECOPURÚS brand, which represents the beneficiary
provide the main fuel for Purús have a worldview that is based The rivers and streams Here there are various endemic species participatory and highly effective work communities of the reserve, sustainable harvesting activities of forest
people cooking their on the forest, which reinforces their that originate in the is ensured, for the benefit of the
of flora, which make this place a reserve The natural stock of genetic resources in these forests seeds are carried out. A strategy for the conservation of forests and
food: FIREWOOD sense of identity and belonging to the Communal Reserve, of genetic material of forest species, in an
provide clean water to
These forests are refuge and is a natural information bank that, thanks to conservation and sustainable endangered species.
place The forests of the PCR provide food for wildlife populations and excellent state of conservation, almost
the population of the biotechnology and social permit procedures, will allow development of this impressive area of
the ecosystem service of fish unrepeatable in other parts of this the obtaining of new foods, medicines, raw materials,
Purús province, as well as country the Peruvian Amazon. Agroforestry systems in native communities. Planting of native fruit and
regulation and water purification etc.
to the neighboring timber trees in indigenous communities and private properties, which
country of Brazil
contribute to improving the diet of the Purús population.