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Peruvian amazon rainforest - Case study - Coggle Diagram
Peruvian amazon rainforest - Case study
Management strategies and sustainability
The Purus-Manu conservation corridor - 13.5% of the Peruvian amazon rainforest. It is located in south east Peru.
50% protected areas
17% territorial reserves
14% timber forest concessions
10% indigenous lands
2% conservation and ecotourism concessions
0.4% Non-timber forest concessions
8% other
Management plans are required for all forest related harvesting activities.
Establishing indigenous community reserves to give local communities land ownership and rights over the extractions of materials on their land.
Protect certain areas of high biodiversity by establishing national parks and national reserves.
Threats to biodiversity
Timber
Energy
Gold mining
Highways
Agriculture
Characteristics
Diverse
44% of all bird species
63% of all mammals
Fragile ecosystem
complex interrelationships
considerable interdependence
Climate
average temperature ranges from 22˚C to 31˚C
annual rainfall from 1000-3000mm
Sparsely populated
How is it valuable?
Biodiversity
Timber
Minerals
Hydro-electricity
Archaeology
Indigenous tribes
Medicinal plants