Image of the Week #1 highlights that gold mining deforestation continues to expand in the southern Peruvian Amazon (Department of Madre de Dios). Most notably, the image illustrates that much of the most recent (2013 – 2015) deforestation occured a) in an area known as La Pampa, b) outside of the legal mining corridor, and c) […]
With her show Oxygen, opening March 4, 2015 at the Studio Gallery, Sally Levie is using artwork to help ACA protect Amazonian forest—by donating a portion of her proceeds to support ACA’s work! The DC artist describes Oxygen as “abstract oil paintings on canvas and works on paper of trees, wooded areas, and rainforests. [I concentrate] on the geometric relationships between […]
Top Stories The new regional president of Madre de Dios and former mining leader, Luis Otsuka, met with President Ollanta Humala to begin discussions of key mining-related issues. To combat the exportation of illegal gold from Peru to other countries, a bill has been sent to Peruvian Congress that calls for increased documentation and verification […]
Spectacled bears, the only native bear species in South America, live in the cloud forest and other high-elevation areas along the spine of the Andes. They are considered an emblematic species for Peru and a sign of strength for the highlands indigenous community of Japu, which has conserved communal forests in the bear’s name. But one of Peru’s most beloved […]
Meet Denisse Mateo, whose thesis research will help unlock secrets of the spectacled bears’ diet. The 30-year-old student is pursuing her Master’s at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Lima, and is one of six Peruvian university students who received a research scholarship from ACA in 2014. To date, ACA has provided research scholarships to more […]
Top Stories Luis Otsuka, mining leader and critic of the national mining formalization strategy, officially won the election for regional president of Madre de Dios. Three more small-scale mining operations have completed the six-step formalization process, bringing the total formalized operations nationwide to eight. All eight are in the department of Puno. The efficacy of […]
Birds at both Wayqecha and Villa Carmen are getting ready for their closeup. From October 1 to 11, 2014, a group of Wisconsin birders will have their binoculars at the ready to spot species like the giant hummingbird (“the Schwarzenegger of hummingbirds”), the cock-of-the-rock, the gray-breasted mountain toucan, or even the undulated tinamou—but how many will they see in total? […]
Since Wayqecha runs primarily on generator power, light is a precious commodity, particularly after the sun goes down. This year, a light donated by YetiSolar was installed to illuminate the cabin of Wayqecha’s administrator, Robinson Paz. Thanks to this solar-powered light he is able to work after-hours without needing to tap into extra generator power, “which […]
In May 2013, all USAID funding was suspended in Bolivia, which jeopardized ACA’s conservation and sustainable livelihood projects with the Tacana. Thanks to generous donor support, we were able to not only recover needed funds to continue the work planned from the USAID project, but also expand it. This summer, a group of ACA board members and staff from […]
Top Stories The second round of regional presidential elections in Madre de Dios is likely to take place on December 7th. Both candidates are strong proponents of small-scale mining and have clashed with national government formalization efforts. Of the 70,000 informal miners that began the formalization process, around 25,000 have completed the first step of the process and […]
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