About our organization

Based in the Alto Utcubamba (Amazonas), the organization Landes - Biodiversity and cultural landscape, created in 2021, develops educational, cultural and scientific activities on nature conservation, with an emphasis on local biodiversity.

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Our flagship species is the spatula-tailed hummingbird (Loddigesia mirabilis), endemic to Peru, which lives exclusively in the Alto Utcubamba valley, around Chachapoyas, at altitudes between 2,000 and 2,900 meters above sea level. Its known populations are dispersed and isolated throughout this area, so its conservation is a priority.

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Our activities are aimed at the conservation and restoration of their habitat. We work to understand and propagate native plants, planting them in pilot plots throughout the valley, promoting their knowledge and involving the local population through education and awareness. These actions are part of our long-term project "Saving the Spatula-tailed Hummingbird."