LOCATION: Cochamó, Región de Los Lagos AREA PROTECTED: 45 ha
This property was protected in perpetuity through the signing of this Derecho Real de Conservación (DRC), a conservation agreement, located in a strategic area of the Cochamó Valley. Thanks to this agreement, we will be able to protect part of the Andean Temperate Rainforests Biosphere Reserve.
La Junta is a 45-hectare protected area located within a biodiversity hotspot, that is, an area of high conservation priority worldwide. One of this area’s conservation values is the presence of the evergreen forest, one of the 25 priority areas for the conservation of global biodiversity. Its presence helps protect other species found there, such as the pudú (Pudu puda), the monito del monte (Dromiciops gliroides), and Darwin’s frog (Rhinoderma darwinii), which are listed as Endangered (EN) due to habitat destruction.Pudu puda), el monito del Monte (Dromiciops glirioides) y la ranita de Darwin (Rhinoderma darwinii), que se encuentran En Peligro (EN) debido a la destrucción del hábitat.
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