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The geographical complexity of the site, including high mountains and deep valleys, allows for a variety of wildlife that doesn’t normally share the same habitat. As well as being incredibly biodiverse, this area is home to many rare, endemic and threatened species of birds and mammals, including the Endangered Royal Sunangel hummingbird (Heliangelus regalis) and the Endangered White-fronted Spider Monkey (Ateles belzebuth). It is part of the recently classified Gran Pajatén UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, which covers over 2.5 million hectares of forests and Andean puna (grasslands) and protects both the unique biological and cultural heritage of the area.
Ecoregion: Peruvian yungas (NT0153)
Some of the threatened species protected on this land include:
- Endangered Johnson’s Tody-flycatcher (Poecilotriccus luluae)
- Endangered Royal Sunangel (Heliangelus regalis)
- Endangered Peruvian Night Monkey (Aotus miconax)
- Endangered White-fronted Spider Monkey (Ateles belzebuth)
- Vulnerable Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)
- Near Threatened Jaguar (Panthera onca)
Local Partner NGO
Status of registration of the group at the national level
Neotropical Primate Conservation (NPC) is a registered charity in the UK (No. 1131122)
NPC-Perú is a sister organization, registered in Peru as a nonprofit association (No. 11022917) and tax-exempt. NPC is currently in the process of registering with Agencia Peruana de Cooperación Internacional.
Governance and management structure of the group
Neotropical Primate Conservation is a UK-based registered charity with the legal objective to contribute to the long-term conservation of Neotropical forest biodiversity. NPC UK works in tandem with Asociación Neotropical Primate Conservation Perú, a registered nonprofit organization. The boards of directors of both NPC UK and NPC Peru are composed of experts in conservation biology, anthropology, education, development and law. To achieve its objective, the organization undertakes related projects of research, land purchase and protection, reforestation, public awareness and promoting sustainable economic activity. To ensure the sustainability of our conservation efforts, all our work is carried out in conjunction with and for the benefit of local people. We have been instrumental in the creation of 11 protected areas, covering about 100,000 hectares, and the rescue of more than 4,000 illegally trafficked wild animals. To create and manage reserves we carry out biological inventories, build local capacity, provide legal advice and help raise funds for management.
Conservation Plans
TiME’s conservation model is not your typical conservation solution. In contrast to “Green Colonialism” schemes where locals are dispossessed and denied access to vital resources, this land is now owned by the community of La Primavera, through the local conservation organization, the Asociación de Productores Agropecuarios La Primavera (APALP). Along with the purchase, APALP signed a conservation agreement promising to ensure the protection of the land in perpetuity.
By strengthening capacity and leadership, indigenous peoples and local communities participate more fully in making the decisions that will shape their futures and the future of the environment.
TiME’s conservation initiatives are not only an honest and efficient answer to habitat and species loss but are also uniquely tailored to the local community’s social structure, allowing for local participation in conservation efforts.
Updates
2023:
- Signed a long-term funding agreement with a local conservation organization for carbon credit purchases from the Sun Angel’s Gardens conservation concession.
- Mapped area limits (protected area and purchases) to increase the size of the protected area.
- Collaborated with local communities to help them develop and maintain sustainable livelihoods within the broader landscape and ecosystem.
- Secured funding for park-guard patrols.
2022:
- Camera traps caught footage of Spectacled Bears within the area, and locals recorded the increased presence of Jaguars in the area.
- We received extra funding (from a third organization) for the purchase of extra lands to be incorporated into the Jardines Angel del Sol Conservation Concession.*
- We began a project to monitor and conserve Spectacled Bears in the Jardines Angel del Sol and other sites. The project is between NPC, the community, and San Diego Global.
* The paperwork and internal communal, regional, and national politics means that the official inscriptions have not been completed. However, the community has accepted the proposal.