Alexander von Humboldt National Forest

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Alexander von Humboldt National Forest
Location	Peru
Nearest city	Pucallpa
Area	470,000 ha (1,800 sq mi)
Established	1965

The Alexander von Humboldt National Forest is a national forest of Peru. It is in the Amazon rainforest, 685 km (426 mi) by road from Lima, Peru.^[1] It is one of the largest and most important forests in the Amazon.^[2]

The forest was established in 1965 for production forestry.^[1] In the 1970s, surveys and studies were performed.^[1]^[3] However, the forest has been threatened by illegal logging and subsistence farming.^[1]

This zone Alexander Von Humboldt published by means of R.M is shaped by the National Forest. Nº 0574-99-AG, corresponding to the department of Ucayali and Areas Authorized for the Use of Incidental Teams to the motosierra named "Castle" or "Chullachaqui" created with R.M. Nº 0654-2000-AG.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bensimon, Carlos Linares. "Unasylva - No. 181 - Silviculture - Silvicultural management proposal for Alexander von Humboldt National Forest". www.fao.org. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
^ "Minimum Conflict: Guidelines for Planning the Use of American Humid Tropic Environments - Chapter 11 - Forestry". www.oas.org. 1987. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
^ "Project/activity information". ITTO International Tropical Timber Organization. Retrieved 2023-10-01.

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Communal Reserves	Amarakaeri Asháninka Chayu Nain El Sira Machiguenga Purús Tuntanain Yanesha
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