PERU
PROJECT #1
THE GUARDIANS OF THE FOREST
The walnut tree is an ancient tree aged between 800 to 1,000 years old. It is among the tallest in the forest reaching up to 60 meters. An average chestnut tree captures 33 kg of CO2 in a year equivalent to 190 km travelled by car.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA
Madre de Dios and Lima
Boca Pariamanu, Palma Real and Puerto MaldonadoPERIOD
2020-2024
BENEFICIARIES
666
AIM
Environmental project for the conservation and sustainable management of Amazonian walnut forests and strengthening native communities impoverished by the pandemic
PARTNERS
RESULTS OBTAINED
+ 700
Hectares of primary forest recovered through reforestation
+ 5.000
Amazonian walnut trees planted
+ 15.000
Fruit trees planted
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