LivinginPeru.com
Isabel Guerra

Peru's Environment Ministry has
created the National Reserve of Matsés, located in the province of Requena (Loreto region), in order to contribute to the conservation of natural resources and to allow the local population a permanent, traditional and sustainable use of them.
The decree creating the National Reserve has been printed today in the official gazette El Peruano, and reportedly covers an area of 420,635 hectares and 3,400 m2 located between the districts of Yaquerana, Requena and Soplín.
Besides protecting the local flora and fauna, the reserve is intended to protect the rivers Gálvez and Yaquerana, in order to grant this source of food for the Matsés people, respecting their environment and quality of life.
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