. Ecuador, Perú : Cuyabeno-Güeppí. Natural history; Natural history. SPECIAL REPORT: ECUADOR Colombia Cuyabeno Ecuador. Peru r Located in a remote region that may be the most diverse on earth—at the trinational border of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru— the forests we surveyed held high promise for species new to science or new to each country. Our findings surpassed our expectations. Although these results still need further analysis, the preliminary numbers are impressive: 1 genus of plant and 13 species (11 plants, 2 fishes) are new to science. And, 4 plant genera and 22 species of plant
. Ecuador, Perú : Cuyabeno-Güeppí. Natural history; Natural history. SPECIAL REPORT: ECUADOR Colombia Cuyabeno Ecuador. Peru r Located in a remote region that may be the most diverse on earth—at the trinational border of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru— the forests we surveyed held high promise for species new to science or new to each country. Our findings surpassed our expectations. Although these results still need further analysis, the preliminary numbers are impressive: 1 genus of plant and 13 species (11 plants, 2 fishes) are new to science. And, 4 plant genera and 22 species of plants and fishes had never before been recorded in Ecuador. We summarize the results for our Ecuadorian sites on the facing page. The biological and cultural wealth of the region merit the highest protection. Coordinated and collaborative management of a "conservation corridor" by the three adjoining countries, as already under discussion by the three governments, will be crucial to secure long-term success for each of the conservation areas and for the entire complex. Specific to Ecuador, we highlight the opportunity to conserve the entire Güeppí watershed by readjusting the CITY oil concession (Bloque 27; Figs. IOC, llA). Also specific to Ecuador is the strength of participatory management and commitment of indigenous communities living within the Reserva de Producción Faunística Cuyabeno, with whom cooperative agreements have been signed since 1995. Although established in 1979, the Cuyabeno (which encompasses two of our biological inventory sites) still lacks adequate resources for strong management. Increased focus on the biological values of Cuyabeno should yield international interest and support, possibly through the carbon market. Strengthened and formalized coordination among the three countries, along with an intensified and formalized role in management for the Cofan and other indigenous groups, should provide the structure necessary to garne
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