Wildlife and Nature Organizations in Peru

There are a host of wildlife organizations passionately working today to study and protect wildlife and wild places in Peru. We have listed a few here and are working on expanding the list. If you know of any that are not listed here, please .

• ACA - Amazon Conservation Association
  To conserve the biological diversity of the southwest Amazon Basin via a network of state, community, and private lands managed for conservation and sustainable resource use.
• ACEER - Amazon Center for Environmental Education and Research
  Their mission is to promote conservation of the Peruvian Amazon by initiating environmental education programs, supporting basic and applied research, and protecting unique tracts of land.
• Center for Tropical Conservation
  It is an organization located at Duke University in Durham, NC, seeking to address the global environmental crisis, particularly as it affects the developing countries of the tropics, through a tripartite program of research, training and communication.
• Cocha Cashu Biological Station
  Operated by The Center for Tropical Conservation, located at Duke University in Durham, NC; located in Manu
• Conservation International, Peru
  La misión de CI es conservar el patrimonio natural del planeta, nuestra biodiversidad global y demostrar que las sociedades humanas pueden convivir en armonía con la naturaleza. (In Spanish)
• Andean Ecosystem Association (Asociacion Ecosistemas Andinos)
  Working on the conservation of high Andean ecosystems.
• Museum of Natural History of the University San Marcos
  Good sections on zoology, botany, ecology and geology. (In Spanish)
• The Nature Conservancy in Peru
  The Nature Conservancy has been working in Peru since 1983. Current project sites include the Central Selva Protection Area, Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve, and the Sierra del Divisor Protection Area.
• PROFONANPE - National Fund for Natural Areas Protected by the State
  It's mission is to provide stable long-term financing for the conservation of Peru's ' biological diversity through the raising, administration, and channelling of financial resources for the management of the Protected Areas and their buffer zones.
• ProNaturaleza - Peruvian Foundation for Nature Conservation -
  It is a non-profit organization, dedicated to the conservation of the environment in Peru, by implementing sustainable development projects and do promote a culture of environmental awareness.