@rewild

class="content__text" Thanks to the incredible leadership of Ecuador’s provincial government of Morono Santiago and four Indigenous nationalities, the country has established one of the largest nature reserves in the Amazon region this month. The Tarímiat Pujutaí Nuṉka Reserve (which translates to ‘Territory for Well-being’ in the Shuar Indigenous language) covers more than 3 million acres of the Andean and Amazonian forests in Ecuador. The new reserve is in the Morona Santiago province, which includes the territories of the Shuar and Achuar Indigenous communities, who have guarded these forests for thousands of years. Its creation recognizes the territorial rights of the Shaur and Achuar peoples and allows them to protect and manage the area according to their collective traditions, while supporting sustainable livelihoods. The reserve overlaps with the Cordillera de Kutukú, Cordillera del Condor, Concha and Territorio Achuar Key Biodiversity Areas, places that are critical to the planet’s persistence of biodiversity. The region is home to more than 1,000 bird species, the Near Threatened Jaguar, and the Vulnerable Spectacled Bear and Lowland Tapir. It is also one of the country’s wildlands with the most plant species found nowhere else in the world. In addition to the Shuar and Achuar communities and @prefecturamoronasantiago, this victory was made possible by the technical assistance of @naturecultureinternational, and the financial support of @andesamazonfund, Wyss Foundation, Art into Acres, @bezosearthfund, NICFI, NORAD, and Re:wild. (Photos by Naturaleza and Cultura Internacional NCI)

February 14, 2023