Looking Ahead
Conservation Area on the Marañón?
Marañón Waterkeeper is facilitating the creation of a Private Conservation area upstream of the Veracruz Dam site. Anyone who knows this river, will remember this area as one of the most stunning sections of river, and it also happens that these dry forests, beaches and pools are some of the most species rich areas in the entire valley, harboring several threatened species.
The hope would be to protect this area from unsustainable development, and mobilize a communty surrounding it's protection in face of the Veracruz project.
Biodiversity Inventory of the Marañón
Given the 5 year halt on dams on the Marañón, now is the time to build a solid case to protect the source of the Amazon.
One key step will be to identify exactly which freshwater species (fish, macroinvertebrates and plants) exist on the river, and where. Marañón Waterkeeer is searching for grant funding to make such a study possible, working in conjunction with the Amazon Waters Initiative.
See article published in the IUCN Freshwater Fish Newsletter
Citizen Science on the Marañón
Members of the Marañón Project research expedition conducted in 2015 have teamed up with Marañón Waterkeeper to create a citizen science program allowing people in the area can sample water quality and sediment data while they are on the river.
Anyone who is travelling down the Marañón River is encouraged to contact us to help with research.
Media Projects Underway:
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Proposal for Private Conservation Area on the Marañón, a place you will certainly visit if you are ever passing by!
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Join us on the Marañón!
If you would like to join us on our July or October Patrols in 2017, contact us! In July we will have special guests from Peruvian sustainable travel Program '2 En Ruta' who will be filming an episode showcasing this incredible valley.
All guest spaces on this journey are fully guided and catered by our luxury rafting travel partners.
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