The following is a brief of RCF's goals and strategies for the RCTT.

Biodiversity:
Fauna management, community management of lakes, habitat protection and recuperation, alternatives to hunting. Support research projects.

Land use:
Agroforestry systems, aguaje, successful species, enriched fallows, maintain local/community possession, use secondary forest and degraded areas, avoid cutting primary forest. Support research projects.

RCTT:
Protect RCTT with community support and legal action. Increase national awareness and understanding of the reserve. Expand reserve on Yavarí side. Increase extension activities.

Human activities:
Support existing communities and their needs. Support activities which allow communities to function well and manage their natural resources. Monitor and influence government decisions/actions concerning new settlements, land concessions, cattle, and extraction in the area.

  • The RCTT is home to the most diverse assembly of primate species of any protected land in the world; 14 species--including the Red Uakari.
  • The protected land is now at 800,000 acres, but could be expanded to over 2 million.It is located in the northeastern part of Peru's region of Loreto , south of Iquitos.
  • The area is a community reserve; the extension personnel work closely with the villagers to maintain the buffer zones around the 800,000-acre core area.
  • There are no villages in the reserve itself, which is rare for a protected area in South America.
  • This is a long-term conservation project.
  • Endangered animals found here include: Jaguar, Manatee, Tapir, Pink River Dolphin, Harpy Eagle, Red Uakari Monkey, Paiche (Arapaima gigas - the world's largest freshwater fish), Ocelot, Giant Otter, Giant Anteater, Taricaya Turtle.