4 February 2026
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SDG 15 & Peru’s Conservation Paradox: Governing Megadiversity under an Extractive Economy
Peru is one of the world’s megadiverse countries, with the Andean ecosystems that are highly endemic, Amazon rainforest and ecologically important coastal areas. Though Peru covers less than 1 percent of the world land area, the country is home to 1,800 species of birds, more than 500 species of mammals and about 10 percent of…