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Abstract: The experience in the management of the species Podocnemis unifilis in the Peruvian Amazon, with its innumerable stages of advances and setbacks, became a case of successful methodological applications in the management and recovery of a species population for the sustainable use in the Amazon. In this sense, in 2007 the first export of Podocnemis unifilis was achieved from a protected natural area ─ Pacaya Samiria National Reserve (RNPS); however, since 2001, there were already exports from captive breeding centers. Until 2018, the export of the species exceeded eight million dollars, whose main destination was the Asian market with more than 97% of sales. The diagnosis conducted for the handbook preparation led to identify the need to improve management practices in wildness, ensuring the well-being of managed specimens.
Key words: Podocnemis unifilis; sustainable management; handbook.
Published in the Bioamazon Newsletter, edition n. 11, September-October 2021.
