Last Friday, October 20, Bosques Amazónicos (BAM) and the Alto Purús National Park (PNAP) signed a 3-year cooperation agreement with the objective of strengthening the monitoring of the areas protected by the PNAP and BAM, the management of natural resources of importance to local populations, as well as environmental communication and education with the main...
As part of BAM’s Science Program and within the framework of the strategic alliance with the San Diego Zoo, between August and November 2022 we installed more than one hundred camera traps in the jungles of our property in Campo Verde (Ucayali, Peru) in order to record, identify and quantify the vast diversity of fauna...
Last Sunday, September 15, a training workshop was held for the prevention of forest fires, which plays a fundamental role in the fight for the preservation of our forests. This event, the result of collaborative work between BAM, the National Amazonian University of Madre de Dios (UNAMAD) and the XVI Fire Department of Madre de...
In a world where concern about climate change is on the rise, it is essential for companies to play an active role in the protection and conservation of our natural resources. In this regard, Bosques Amazónicos (BAM) stands out for its commitment to research and conservation of nature in our Amazon. In this article, we...
The Private Conservation Area Campo Verde is located on private lands owned by the company Bosques Amazónicos (BAM) near the city of Pucallpa, the heart of the Peruvian Amazon. This natural reserve serves as a crucial refuge for conserving biodiversity in one of the regions most affected by deforestation and land-use change. Recognized and supported...
In the fascinating world of herpetology, one species that deserves our attention is the frog Scinax pyroinguinis, also called “groins of fire frog”. These amphibious creatures have a unique beauty and an interesting history to explore. According to the official study published in Evolutionary Systems, Scinax tree frogs are among the most diverse clades of...
During one of the biodiversity assessment expeditions conducted as part of the BAM’s Science Program to the protected forests under the REDD+ The Last Habitat conservation project in Ucayali, scientists discovered a new species of frog: Scinax pyroinguinis, whose Latin name means “frog of fire groins” because of the bright orange spots that decorate its...
BAM’s SCIENCE PROGRAM Learn about the extraordinary results of the 300 camera traps installed in the forests conserved under BAM’s REDD+ The Last Habitat project. Discover animals like the añuje, the jaguar and many more! As part of the BAM Science Program and within the framework of the strategic alliance with the San Diego Zoo,...
SCIENCE AND COMMUNITY On April 28th, a group conformed by REDD+ Brazil nut concession project partners and children of project partners entered the Brazil nut forests of Marita Vargas, concessionaire member of the REDD+ project. The purpose was to join a team of scientists from the Natural History Museum of the Universidad Mayor de San...
As part of BAM’s Science Program and within the framework of the strategic alliance with the San Diego Zoo, we installed 300 camera traps in the jungles of our property (Ucayali, Peru) in order to record, identify and quantify the diversity of fauna species found in our forests. The area evaluated is part of the...