Located in the Southwest Amazon of Peru, the forest of Madre de Dios is considered the country’s biodiversity capital and makes up 15% of the Peruvian Amazon. Indeed, Madre de Dios is one of the most biodiverse places in the world. Its 21 million acres (8.5 million hectares) of well-preserved territory are home to the world’s greatest concentration of bird species as well as healthy populations of jaguar, tapir, and other large Amazonian mammals. It’s also home to around 200,000 people, including 32 Indigenous communities, several of which live in voluntary isolation.
Madre de Dios has around 45% of its area designated as Natural Protected Areas (ANPs), maintaining at least 93% of the original forest cover.
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