ACCA wins regional environmental award for biodiversity conservation in Cuzco

On June 5, 2008, ACA's Peruvian partner organization, ACCA (Asociación para la Conservación de la Cuenca Amazónica), won "Public Recognition for Environmental Management" from the regional government of Cuzco for its work supporting the Haramba Queros Wachiperi indigenous community in establishing an Ecological Reserve. This reserve will constitute the first conservation concession managed by an indigenous group in Peru. The prize is awarded annually in celebration of World Environment Day by Cuzco's Natural Resources and Environmental Management Agency. ACCA won in the "green" category, which includes biodiversity conservation and sustainable resource use. The award also recognized ACCA's protection of 360,000 acres of land at the Los Amigos Conservation Concession, and the more than 618,000 acres of Brazil Nut conservation concessions ACCA has helped to establish, benefiting 420 families. For more information (in Spanish) see: More info.