Peru ranks fourth in the world when it comes to housing tropical forests, as well as ninth among the nations with the largest forest areas on the planet, given that over 60% of its territory is made up of them.
Thanks to these conditions evidencing its strategic geographical location, the Inca country relies on great ecosystems that provide a series of benefits, which make mega biodiversity possible.
Ecosystems must be preserved and sustainably taking advantage of, hand-in-hand with the indigenous and peasant communities residing in their interior and immediate surroundings.
Peru is a country of
forests, which extend across its vast Amazon, amazing Andes, and coast. As is known, forests build ecosystems that make life possible.
Sustainability of biodiversity
70% of edible plants and 80% of medicinal species in Peru come from its
forests. Likewise, more than 50 native peoples live in the surroundings and within said areas.
Peruvian forests harbor a great diversity of animal species, many of which are native; that is, they live exclusively in those ecosystems.