Alto Mayo Basin, Peru

The Alto Mayo basinin Peru covers ~780,718 hectares and is shared by three provinces (Rioja, Moyobama and Rodríguez Mendoza) and two regions (San Martín and Amazonas). It contains the Alto Mayo protected forest, whose biodiversity and ecosystems provide important benefits to people. The basin is home to 266,896 people, including 14 indigenous communities, which represent 19.8% of the territory and ~ 2% of the overall population. Although small in number, indigenous groups rely heavily on their natural environment for subsistence needs. It is necessary to incorporate indigenous populations in watershed management processes and to promote policies and planning tools that will allow them to satisfy their subsistence needs.

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