Rainforest Concern

New Colombian National Natural Park

In October 2009 the government of Colombia announced the creation of Yaigojé Apaporis National Natural Park, a 1 million 80 thousand hectare (2.6 million acre) park in the Colombian Amazonian rainforest. This is the first National Park run by the indigenous people according to their traditional knowledge. In particular it protects their territory from gold mining, which was previously a major threat. Rainforest Concern funded most of this achievement through the Colombian environmental NGO Gaia Amazonas.

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