In 2016, the Gran Pajatén Biosphere Reserve (RBGP) was recognized with 2’509,698.84 Ha, of which more than one million is under conservation modalities. The core zone is the Abiseo River National Park (PNRA). It has great biodiversity, endemism and covers four terrestrial ecoregions of high regional priority: Marañón Dry Forest, Peruvian Yunga, Paramo de la Cordillera Central and Ucayali Rainforest. It is a mixed natural and cultural World Heritage site.

The management of the PNRA and the RBGP is the result of a joint effort between the public and private sectors and local associations, who contribute with research, promotion of regional and local conservation modalities, and sustainable economic activities. This has generated a territorial space with alternatives for the sustainable economic development of the reserve’s populations.