For more than ten years, indigenous communities, conservation groups, and funders including the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation have been working to help create a spectacular national park in Peru, Sierra del Divisor. On Sunday, November 8, Peru will officially designate the new 1.3 million hectare park -- heralded as the "Yellowstone of the Amazon."
“The creation of the Sierra del Divisor National Park is a historic event,” said Peru’s Environment Minister Manuel Pulgar-Vidal. “It is a confirmation of the Peruvian government’s commitment to conservation, sustainable development and the fight against climate change.”
See a sampling of media coverage below:
- Mongabay "A critical gift: Peru rejoices as a new national park is born" here.
- La Republica, "Sierra del Divisor, el pulmón del mundo, ya es Parque Nacional" here.
- Chicago Tribune, "Field Museum scientists help grow the rainforest," here.
- Latin American Herald Tribune, "Peru creates one of the world's largest natural reserves" here.
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