The +20,000 ha protected under REDD+ The Last Habitat are home to an astounding amount of flora and fauna, including species such as the jaguar and other vulnerable species such as the tapir and the maquisapa monkey.
It also includes several valuable forest types, including +5,000 hectares of aguajales: wetlands with the highest carbon sequestration capacity in the Amazon. All this makes this an essential ecosystem for conservation, opening opportunities for scientific research on the biodiversity and value of the Amazon rainforests, and the development of local communities.
megadiverse hectares protected
species protected
local families indirectly benefited
tCO2e avoided per year
(on average)