'The forest is life': how Indigenous communities in Peru are preventing wildfires
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The Paamari programme, launched in 2023 by the Central Asháninka of the Ene River and Cool Earth, reduced wildfires across 45 communities from 25 in 2023 to nine in 2024—an 81% reduction in burned area from 2,648 hectares to 492 hectares. In 2025, there were zero wildfires in the territory.
The success is specific to these 45 communities in Peru's Ene River region; outcomes depend on continued funding and community participation.
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