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Results When science informs conservation action, the results can be immediate. Here are the latest examples from the field. Cordillera Azul In 2000, the Field Museum with many Peruvian and international partners conducted a rapid biological inventory of the northern Cordillera Azul range in the Andean foothills of Peru. The scientific team identified at least 28 species that are new to science along with registering dozens of new records for the country. Armed with scientific data, the Peruvian government worked hard and fast to create the 5,212 square mile Cordillera Azul National Park (roughly the size of Connecticut) barely eight months after the team left the field. Read more about Cordillera Azul on the Rapid Biological Inventory website. Serranías Cofán Based on recommendations from the summer 2001 rapid biological inventory team of Field Museum scientists and local Cofán communities, Ecuador’s Ministry of Environment declared the new Reserva Ecológica Cofán de Bermejo on January 30, 2002. This 50,000 ha reserve is the first federally protected area in Ecuador under official management from the resident indigenous people, the Cofán. The Reserva forms the newest link in a chain of unique, protected Andean foothills – from Columbia to central Peru. Read more about Serranías Cofán on the Rapid Biological Inventory website. |
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