The document provides information about the Yasuní Biosphere Reserve and Yasuní National Park in Ecuador. It discusses how the Yasuní is one of the most biodiverse places on Earth and home to indigenous groups. It notes that the UNESCO has designated the Yasuní as a biosphere reserve due to its unique ecosystems. It provides details about the location, size, climate, and rivers of the Yasuní National Park, which contains astonishing biodiversity including many world records for plant and animal species. The purpose of the guide is to provide an overview of the biodiversity, cultures, and current situation of the Yasuní Biosphere Reserve and invite travelers to visit in order
The document provides information about the Yasuní Biosphere Reserve and Yasuní National Park in Ecuador. It discusses how the Yasuní is one of the most biodiverse places on Earth and home to indigenous groups. It notes that the UNESCO has designated the Yasuní as a biosphere reserve due to its unique ecosystems. It provides details about the location, size, climate, and rivers of the Yasuní National Park, which contains astonishing biodiversity including many world records for plant and animal species. The purpose of the guide is to provide an overview of the biodiversity, cultures, and current situation of the Yasuní Biosphere Reserve and invite travelers to visit in order
The document provides information about the Yasuní Biosphere Reserve and Yasuní National Park in Ecuador. It discusses how the Yasuní is one of the most biodiverse places on Earth and home to indigenous groups. It notes that the UNESCO has designated the Yasuní as a biosphere reserve due to its unique ecosystems. It provides details about the location, size, climate, and rivers of the Yasuní National Park, which contains astonishing biodiversity including many world records for plant and animal species. The purpose of the guide is to provide an overview of the biodiversity, cultures, and current situation of the Yasuní Biosphere Reserve and invite travelers to visit in order
LOVE LIFE IN YASUN YASUN BIOSPHERE RESERVE Since 1976, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE YASUN? (UNESCO) has designated areas of global relevance as biosphere reserves due to You must have. In recent years, its probably their ecosystems and landscapes. One of these is the Yasun. There are more than the most talked-about protected area in 560 reserves in 109 countries. Other outstanding examples are the Brazilian Ecuador. Pantanal, the Paran River delta, Hawaii, and the Serengeti-Ngorongoro in Everybody is talking about it. Tanzania.
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Yasun? The Yasun is one of the last reas of jungle that remain intact in Ecuador, the most biodiverse place on the planet. These extraordinary forests are the heritage of all Ecuadorians and one of the Earths life reserves. They are also home to peoples who have developed an intimate dialogue with the forests and who know them deeply.
Location: Orellana, Pastaza and Napo
YASUN NATIONAL PARK The Yasun National Park is the largest protected area provinces. in continental Ecuador. Those visiting the Park will find an astonishing biodiversity, with various world Size: 2 000 700 hectares (4 900 thousand acres). records in richness of flora and fauna. The winding Altitude: 200-400 masl. rivers draining the Park join with the great Napo River, Climate: warm humid, 25 C on average. the most important Amazon tributary beginning in Ecuador. PURPOSE OF THIS GUIDE Among these, the Tiputini, Nashio, Yasun, Tivacuno, The aim of this guide is twofold: to contribute to an initial understanding of Tigino, and Cononaco stand out. Not all YNP rivers iodiversity, cultures, and the RBYs current situation, also to invite travelers to visit, are equal. Depending on the substrate where they originate, they can be white in this way contributing to its conservation. The first sections provide an overview water or black water rivers. The first are born in the Andes, and carry sediments of the YBR, the national park, Waorani territory and the Yasun-ITT initiative. Then, which provide the characteristic brownish color. One example is the Curaray River, we offer useful information and practical advise for planning your visit to the the southern limit of the Park. On the other hand, the black water rivers and Reserve. Finally, the guide includes a list of legal tour operations in the Yasun. The lagoons are born in the forest itself. Their dark, glistening, tea-like tone is due to three maps in this guide contain general and touristic information about the region. tannins, pigments that rain washes from the forests litter layer.