
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 restores and protects native forests in the Vilcanota area of the Andes mountains and the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve, by growing and planting native trees, addressing deforestation, supporting local livelihoods and building local leadership capacity. Over 1.9 million native trees will be planted and grown locally to protect 15,000 hectares of existing high Andean forests. The signage and infrastructure of the 40km Vilcanota Trek ecotourism experience will also be maintained, and 10,000 local people will be actively involved in restoration and conservation activities.