Peru is one of five South American countries which share the Amazon, and 40% of its territory is covered by forest.
Forests help to protect the population from droughts and floods. They also play a key role in providing major metropolitan areas with freshwater, by capturing rainwater and recharging underground aquifers. But climate change and deforestation are making life for these beautiful habitats progressively more difficult.
TUI Forest Peru aims to restore and protect native forests In the Andes mountains near Vilcanota, by growing and planting native trees, addressing deforestation, supporting local livelihoods and building local leadership capacity. During the project period, the objectives are to grow and plant 1.9 million native trees locally, to protect 10,000 hectares of existing high Andean forests, to maintain the signage and infrastructure of the 40km ecotourism experience Vilcanota Trek, and to actively involve 10,000 local people in restoration and conservation activities.