Amazon Conservation Association
Company type | Non-governmental organization |
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Founded | 1999 |
Headquarters | Washington, DC |
Revenue | 7,834,629 United States dollar (2016) |
Website | http://www.amazonconservation.org |
Amazon Conservation Association (ACA) is a
Founded in 1999 by tropical ecologists Adrian Forsyth and Enrique Ortiz, the organization works in close partnership with the Peruvian nonprofit organization Asociación para la Conservación de la Cuenca Amazónica (ACCA), headquartered in
A principal objective of the organization is to develop field research sites ranging from high elevation
Programs
Monitoring of the Andean Amazon Project (MAAP)
The Monitoring of the Andean Amazon Project (MAAP) uses
The Brazil Nut Project
ACA works with castanheiros (
Through its partner in Peru, La Asociación para la Conservación de la Cuenca Amazoncia (ACCA), ACA has helped to increase the number of Brazil nut producers in the department of
Los Amigos Conservation Concession
In 2000, ACA and its local partner ACCA established the world's first private conservation concession, called Los Amigos ("Friends", in Spanish).[4] The Los Amigos Conservation Concession lies at the mouth of the Los Amigos River and covers approximately 360,000 acres (1,500 km2) of old growth of Amazonian forest in the department of Madre de Dios in southeastern Peru.[5] Here, the organization focuses on sustainable forest management, research activities, conservation education in local schools, and natural resource management training for communities. The Los Amigos Biological Station, commonly known by its Spanish acronym, CICRA (Centro de Investigación y Capacitación Río Los Amigos) sits on a high terrace at the confluence of the Madre de Dios and Los Amigos rivers, contiguous to the Los Amigos Conservation Concession.
In 2005–2007, CICRA was the most active research station in the
Wayqecha Cloud Forest
The Wayqecha (meaning "friend" in
Pampas del Heath
ACA-Bolivia works to understand the ecology of the Madidi National Park and the last portion of the pampas ecosystem, home of the maned wolf.
References
- ^ "Methodology". MAAP. 2015-04-27. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
- ^ "About MAAP". MAAP. 2016-09-01. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
- ^ "Conserving Brazil Nut Forests". www.amazonconservation.org. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Concesiones para conservación". www.inrena.gob.pe. National Institute of Natural Resources, Peru. 18 January 2005. Archived from the original on 2007-09-17. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
- ^ Janovec, John; Galvan, Adan (14 August 2003). "The Los Amigos Conservation Area". cnx.org. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
- ^ "Funding Research Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow". www.amazonconservation.org. 22 October 2006. Retrieved 14 August 2020. See also: "Field Research Grants". www.amazonconservation.org. Archived from the original on 2007-10-30.
External links
- "ACA official website". www.amazonconservation.org.
- "Brazil Nut Homepage". bertholletia.org. A project of the ACA.