Peru Verde works to protect and add value to the biological and cultural heritage of Peru, creating jobs for and with the participation of the very people who find themselves at the cutting edge of biodiversity destruction.

Our pioneering approach to ecotourism run by the local people of Peru has created thousands of sustainable jobs principally by systematically Peru’s most attractive animals and plants in a way that was never conceived of before. Thanks to efforts of Peru Verde scientists, half of the 26,000 tourists who visit the rainforests of southern Peru each year now pay more and stay longer in the rainforest to enjoy close-up views of macaw clay licks, Tapir clay licks, Giant Otters, or Andean Cocks of the Rock.