Lukas VFN 🇪🇺#Peru puts endemic fog oasis under protection https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/peru-puts-endemic-fog-oasis-under-protection/
#Lomas are unique ecosystems relying on marine fog that host rare and endemic #plants and #animal species... The site, the first of its kind to become protected after more than 15 years of scientific and advocacy efforts, will help scientists understand climatic and marine cycles in the area.
Peru puts endemic fog oasis under protection
Peru has granted formal conservation status to Lomas y Tillandsiales de Amara y Ullujaya, a unique fog oasis ecosystem on the arid Peruvian coastline. The state-owned land, which spans 6,449 hectares (15,936 acres) in the Ica region of Southwest Peru and hosts hundreds of rare and threatened native species, will be protected for future research and […]