Peru completes management plans for all its Ramsar sites

The Peruvian National Institute of Natural Resources (INRENA) has completed the Master Plan for the Conservation of biological diversity and sustainable development of the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve. Pacaya Samiria is the largest of Peru's Ramsar Sites and covers more than 2 million hectares. With the completion of this project, all seven Ramsar sites in Peru now have management plans . The project was made possible by the support of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana, the Spanish Agency of International Cooperation, Servicio Holandes de Cooperación, International Resources Group, Pro Naturaleza, Junglevat for Amazonas, The Nature Conservancy, and WWF-Peru. INRENA has also produced a Plan for Tourism and Recreational Use of the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve.