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Official name: Republic of Peru
National day: July 28th (Independence Day)
Capital city: Lima
Form of government: presidential representative democratic republic, independent and sovereign social. Branches: executive, legislative and judicial
Political division: the country is divided politically into 24 departments and geographically into three regions of Costa (coast), Sierra (highlands) and Selva (jungle).
Head of state: Dina Boluarte
Population:31 488 625 (2016)
Language: Spanish (official), Quechua, Aimara and other dialects spoken in native forest communities
Currency: Nuevo Sol
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ACTO’s contributions for the implementation of CITES in Amazonian countries will be presented at the 19th Conference of the Parties in November
Among the main topics are the Amazon Regional Observatory and the Technical Report on Illegal Trafficking of Emblematic Species to the...
Technique enables to evaluate rosewood oil purity, a product valued by the perfume and cosmetics industry
This oil is extracted from the Aniba rosiodora species, listed in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered...
The Bioamazon Project visits Bolivia to discuss a technical agenda
Bolivia presented the improvement of Bolivia's National Biodiversity Information System (SINB) and its interconnection with other systems,...
Guyana hosted a visit from the Bioamazon Project team
Two workshops were held with the Guyanese team From August 29 to September 2, the Project Bioamazon/ACTO team visited Guyana following a...
Scientific paper reports on laminated wood identification technique
A new technique allows for easier species identification and may help in the fight against illegal logging of tropical timbers...
Bolivian researchers describe a possible new tarantula species
The research will be submitted for publication in a specialized journal, and it is proposed that the species be named Hapalotremus otcai,...