New reserve in Peru will protect nearly a million acres of pristine forest

Mongabay
By Morgan Erickson-DavisJun 26, 2015, 3:54 pm122 pts
A tract of Peruvian rainforest bigger than California's Yosemite National Park is officially more protected, with formal declaration of the Maijuna-Kichwa Regional Conservation Area (RCA) made last week in Lima. Those involved with the reserve's formation hope it will safeguard the area's biodiversity as well…

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