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Cost-Benefit Analysis for the proposed Río Nieva Protected Area, Peru
CSF is conducting a cost-benefit analysis for the creation of a protected area in northwestern Peru, Río Nieva, which would safeguard rare ecosystems including the Yungas and tropical cloud forests.