| LODGES: The Manu Learning Centre |
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The Manu Learning Centre is located within Fundo Mascoitania, a 600hec reserve, encompassed within the cultural zone of the Manu Biosphere Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage site and the largest protected area in Peru. It is home to a variety of rainforest types including lowland Andean, pre-montane, bamboo and high terrace forests. This geographical diversity creates habitats for a huge diversity of flora and fauna.
The MLC provides comfortable, airy accommodation, top level research facilities and ample space for the processing of samples, laboratory work and other project needs. The centre boasts a solar powered internet connection, environmentally sound septic system and gravity fed water pumps in order to keep within the stations aims to minimise its impact on the environment and reduce it's carbon footprint.
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| Previous research conducted at the station has incorporated aspects of biology, geography, zoology, anthropology, politics, and art & design through projects focusing on reforestation, mammal behaviour patterns, human impact studies, environmental management, monitoring of the (CITES Red listed) blue headed macaw, soil sustainability & agriculture, forest dynamics, carbon trading with local communities, and the legitimacy of local power structures, to name a few. In addition to these the MLC has hosted conferences organised by WWF-Peru, the Organisation of Tropical Studies (OTS) and the Anniversary Conference of the Manu National Park. |
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