Peru's Ecology

Peru’s ecosystems range from arid coastlines to misty cloud forests and mountaintop deserts. The traditional stewards of these lands are the Indigenous Peoples of Peru, and many conservation programs here are preserving the rich cultures of these groups while simultaneously achieving significant conservation goals. This is especially true in the Amazon basin where conflict between local groups and the oil and natural gas industry frequently turns to violence, and where an extraordinary number of endemic species found nowhere else on Earth are at risk.