145 thousand hectares in Madre de Dios are monitored with the support of local communities to strengthen the connectivity and health of their forests
How do you know if a forest is healthy? At first glance, we might think that a healthy forest is one with lush trees. But, the best way to demonstrate the health of an ecosystem is when big cats, mammals or fish live in it. This indicates that there is enough food, clean water and territory for them to live fully. However, seeing a jaguar or tapir in its natural habitat is very complex for humans, because they are species that flee at the slightest noise. For this reason, technology and other actions are used to monitor them.
In this context, WWF Peru, with the support and participation of indigenous peoples and local communities in Madre de Dios, monitors the jaguar and its prey in the Tahuamanu - Tambopata biological corridor, using non-invasive technology such as camera traps, acoustic recorders and canopy bridges. The objective is to know the population status of this species and the frequency with which they visit the areas, in order to make decisions that contribute to the conservation of the species.
“Brazil nut growers depend on the health of the forest to have good production. Because the Amazonian brazil nut only grows wild in the primary forests of Peru, Bolivia and Brazil, it needs ancient trees such as the shihuahuaco, misa, orchids and native bees for pollination. It also depends on añujes to break the coconuts that fall to the ground and sow the seeds of new generations. Monitoring the jaguar is fundamental to maintaining our economic activity,” says Yohamir Casanca, biological monitoring specialist for the Organic Collectors of the Amazonian Nut of Peru (RONAP).
More than 30 brazil nut concessions associated with RONAP and Candela have joined these monitoring actions, as well as the Indigenous Forestry Association of Madre de Dios (AFIMAD), through the native communities of Puerto Arturo and Boca Pariamanu. Together they have 145,000 hectares of forest monitored with camera traps, every 3 kilometers. “We have past monitoring experiences. But this is the first time we will focus on the jaguar and in a participatory way,” says Artidoro Quio Valles, from the Boca Pariamanu community.
WWF Peru seeks that by 2026, 215,000 hectares of Madre de Dios will be monitored in a participatory manner with a focus on sustainable practices to ensure improved governance and territorial management. In addition, it aims to join efforts with other key partners in the landscape that will strengthen the connectivity of the Tahuamanu - Tambopata biological corridor.
Connecting the landscape for the well-being of people and nature
In Bolivia, Chile and Peru, these actions are carried out to conserve essential natural resources for all and build a future in which both people and nature prosper, within the framework of the 'Connecting Landscape for the Well-being of People and Nature' project.
In this context, WWF Peru, with the support and participation of indigenous peoples and local communities in Madre de Dios, monitors the jaguar and its prey in the Tahuamanu - Tambopata biological corridor, using non-invasive technology such as camera traps, acoustic recorders and canopy bridges. The objective is to know the population status of this species and the frequency with which they visit the areas, in order to make decisions that contribute to the conservation of the species.
“Brazil nut growers depend on the health of the forest to have good production. Because the Amazonian brazil nut only grows wild in the primary forests of Peru, Bolivia and Brazil, it needs ancient trees such as the shihuahuaco, misa, orchids and native bees for pollination. It also depends on añujes to break the coconuts that fall to the ground and sow the seeds of new generations. Monitoring the jaguar is fundamental to maintaining our economic activity,” says Yohamir Casanca, biological monitoring specialist for the Organic Collectors of the Amazonian Nut of Peru (RONAP).
More than 30 brazil nut concessions associated with RONAP and Candela have joined these monitoring actions, as well as the Indigenous Forestry Association of Madre de Dios (AFIMAD), through the native communities of Puerto Arturo and Boca Pariamanu. Together they have 145,000 hectares of forest monitored with camera traps, every 3 kilometers. “We have past monitoring experiences. But this is the first time we will focus on the jaguar and in a participatory way,” says Artidoro Quio Valles, from the Boca Pariamanu community.
WWF Peru seeks that by 2026, 215,000 hectares of Madre de Dios will be monitored in a participatory manner with a focus on sustainable practices to ensure improved governance and territorial management. In addition, it aims to join efforts with other key partners in the landscape that will strengthen the connectivity of the Tahuamanu - Tambopata biological corridor.
Connecting the landscape for the well-being of people and nature
In Bolivia, Chile and Peru, these actions are carried out to conserve essential natural resources for all and build a future in which both people and nature prosper, within the framework of the 'Connecting Landscape for the Well-being of People and Nature' project.
© Ayaymama Films / WWF-Perú
© Ayaymama Films / WWF-Perú
