Current projects being run by NPC include:

La-Esperanza community conservation in Peru

The  yellow tailed woolly monkey (Oreonax flavicauda) is critically endangered and is endemic to a small area of the Tropical Andes in Peru which is itself an endangered ecosystem. The main threat facing the area and its inhabitants is massive deforestation which is directly connected to the growing human population and poverty. To learn more about the project please click here.

Community Conservation Network Peru

The most important factor for conservation is the local population. With the help of US based NGO “Community Conservation” and a grant from the Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation we are organising local communities, institutions and NGO’s to form a network of conservation initiatives. This group will coordibnate and support through all stages of planing, execution and management of a series of reserves in North eastern Peru to help conserve the endangered primates and their habitat.

Reforestation in the Tropical Andes, Peru

Deforestation and habitat degradation are often the main forces pushing species to extinction; this is especially true in the case of the yellow tailed woolly monkey. A grant from Restore-UK has enabled us to create six community/school run native species tree nurseries. These are in the area of La Esperanza, as part of the Yellow Tailed Woolly Monkey Project, and in neighbouring communities.  For more information click here.

Campaign for responsible tourism

We are now initiating an information campaign for travellers and holiday-makers. One of the major problems we face in the conservation of wild species is the use of wild animals as tourist attractions. Travellers have a great influence on the countries they visit but sometimes do not have enough information about the effects their actions have on the environment. To see how you can help click here.

Past projects

2007-2008

Environmental Education- Primates of Peru (in Spanish)

Peru is one of the five countries with the richest diversity and endemism of primate species. Peru has been termed one of the worlds “Mega-diverse” countries. Yunkawasi and Neotropical Primate Conservation together with many other local organizations are initiating a primate oriented environmental education campaign in Lima and in the towns close to high primate diversity. For more information about the campaign click here.