Peru spends over a surface of approximately 1,285,215 square km has sovereign territorial rights over 60 million hectares in the Antarctic.

In a bid to conserve representative samples of its flora, fauna and landscapes, Peru has introduced a number of legal and social mechanisms to protect its biological diversity.

These efforts are channeled through the National System of Natural Areas under State Protection (SINANPE) created in 1990 within the General Bureau of Natural Protected Areas and Wildlife as a division of the National Institute of Natural Resources (INRENA).

To date, SINANPE monitors a total of 50 natural areas or conservations units that comprise approximately 10% of the national territory.

In turn, these areas are classified by category of use, including national parks, reserves and sanctuaries, historical and national sanctuaries, reserved zones, game reserves, protection forests and communal reserves. (PROMPERU).