Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest

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Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest
Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana
AbbreviationAIDESEP
PurposeIndigenous rights
Location
President
Jorge Pérez Rubio
AffiliationsCOICA
Award(s)Right Livelihood Award
Websiteaidesep.org.pe

The Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest (Spanish: Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana, AIDESEP) is a Peruvian national Indigenous rights organization. A National Board of Directors is elected by nine regional organizations every five years. The organization comprises 109 federations, representing 2,439 communities of roughly 650,000 Indigenous people who speak a plurality of languages.[1]

Members of AIDESEP work to improve the health, education, housing, and organization of Indigenous peoples.[citation needed]

Its current president is Jorge Pérez Rubio,[2] who succeeded Lizardo Cauper Pezo, Henderson Rengifo Hualinga, and Alberto Pizango.

AIDESEP is a member organization of the Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon River Basin (COICA).

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AIDESEP was founded by:[citation needed]

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References

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  1. ^ "¿Quiénes somos?" [About us] (in Spanish). AIDESEP. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  2. ^ "¿Quiénes somos? - AIDESEP" (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 May 2023.
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