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Insights from Peru in Times of Global Pandemic – Mónica Alzamora
Mónica Alzamora, Operations Director/Natural Resources Manager at Rainforest Partnership, provided valuable insights as stated below: "This is the first time in my professional life that I have worked 100% remotely. At first I thought this new way of working would be...
Insights from Peru in Times of Global Pandemic – Introduction
This story is part of a series showing how coronavirus is affecting conservation work in Peru, from the perspective of different Rainforest Partnership team members. Peru has implemented some of the strictest measures of social isolation to prevent the spread of...
Rainforest Partnership’s Films for the Forest March 15 SXSW Community Screening Postponed
In response to this serious and unprecedented reality of the COVID-19 pandemic and with the cancellation of SXSW, Rainforest Partnership’s Films for the Forest screening scheduled for March 15 as part of SXSW Community Screening is cancelled as well. The 2020 Films...
Approval of a Regional Action Plan Protecting Primates in Peru
It's official. Protecting primates in Peru is part of the agenda. The Governor of Amazonas, Oscar Altamirano, approved the regional action plan for the conservation of the yellow-tailed woolly monkey and Andean night monkey. The regional action plan is the first...
Boosting Ecotourism in Pampa Hermosa
Translated by Sophia Guirola In a newly renovated tourist booth, locals sell their drinks, snacks, and artisanal goods to tourists who come for the magnificent Gallito de Las Rocas waterfall. The locals operating the booth also manage a visitor’s book, where they...
20/20 Vision in 2020
In this first month of 2020, we look at the decade ahead of us with many challenges and opportunities on the horizon. How can we ensure our 2020 vision is 20/20? We see insufficient action from governments to meet their Paris Agreement commitments. We see devastating...
Kinship & Knowledge: Women travel a thousand miles to bridge communities once far apart
On November 15th, representatives of the Conservation Association of “Golden Bear of Hierba Buena Allpayacu” (Asociación de Conservación Oso Dorado de Hierba Buena Allpayacu) from the campesino (peasant) community of Corosha, located in the Amazon region, traveled...
COP25: What you need to know, starting with the basics
I’ve heard of COP25, but what is it? The acronym COP25 refers to this year’s meeting of the signatories to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)—an annual meeting of international governments formally known as the Conference of the...
COP25, Rainforests, and Climate Change
Climate change is the most significant issue facing our planet today. Members of Rainforest Partnership are at the 2019 UN Climate Change Conference in Madrid, meeting with organizations and individuals from around the world to determine the most effective way to take...