Cenepa River basin
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The Cenepa River basin is a remote, biodiverse watershed in the Amazonian Andes region that became the focal point of a major border conflict between Peru and Ecuador in the 1990s.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river basin
ⓘ
watershed ⓘ |
| biodiversityFeature |
habitat for large mammals
ⓘ
high plant species richness ⓘ rich aquatic fauna ⓘ |
| borderRegionOf |
Ecuador
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid tropical ⓘ |
| conflictType | territorial dispute ⓘ |
| contains | Cenepa River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | ancestral territory of Awajún and Wampis ⓘ |
| drainedBy | Cenepa River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Amazon rainforest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecosystemType |
lowland tropical forest
ⓘ
montane forest ⓘ |
| elevationRange | Andean foothills to lowland rainforest ⓘ |
| environmentalSignificance |
conservation priority area
ⓘ
habitat for endemic species ⓘ |
| geopoliticalSignificance | site of disputed border demarcation prior to 1998 peace accords ⓘ |
| governedBy | Government of Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
biodiverse
ⓘ
mountainous ⓘ remote ⓘ tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRole | source of freshwater for local communities ⓘ |
| indigenousGovernance |
Awajún community organizations
ⓘ
Wampis Nation organizations ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Awajún people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wampis people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high biological diversity
ⓘ
indigenous territories ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amazonian Andes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peru–Ecuador border region ⓘ northern Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Amazon River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
upper Amazon basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Amazonas Region, Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedAgreement | Brasilia Presidential Act (1998) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | border demarcation between Peru and Ecuador ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
illegal mining
ⓘ
logging ⓘ oil exploration ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Marañón River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasFocalPointOf |
1995 Peru–Ecuador border conflict
ⓘ
Cenepa War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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