Peace and Conservation in the Cordillera Del Condor Border Region between Ecuador and Peru
Publisher: Conservation International
Date: 2014
Topics: Cooperation, Dispute Resolution/Mediation, Land
Countries: Ecuador, Peru
The mountainous Cordillera del Condor border regionbetween Ecuador and Peru has witnessed territorial conflict and armed disputes since the 19th century. Peace talks between both governments began in 1995, with several environmental and scientific organizations, including the Ecuadorian non-governmental organization (NGO) Fundacion Natura and Conservation International (CI), promoting the inclusion of a conservation component as part of the peacebuilding process. In 1998, President Jamil Mahuad Witt of Ecuador and President Alberto Fujimori of Peru brought a solution to the bilateral dispute with the Brasilia Agreement, effectively ending the longest-standing border dispute in the Americas. The agreement underscored the need to establish protected areas on both sides of the border. Both countries committed to promoting socioeconomic and environmental cooperation in the transboundary area.