AIDESEP

AIDESEP

The Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Forest is the spokesperson organization for the Indigenous peoples of the Amazon in Peru, which works for the defense and respect of their collective rights. AIDESEP has 109 federations that represent 1,809 communities where more than 650,000 Indigenous men and women live, grouped into 19 linguistic families.

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