Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest

The Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest (Template:Langx, 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.

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

since November 2024Template:Dated maintenance category (articles) its current president is Jorge Pérez Rubio, 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).

Members

AIDESEP was founded by:

• Consejo Aguaruna-Huambisa (CAH), representing the Aguaruna and Huambisa people of the Amazonas region
• Asociación de Comunidades Asháninkas del valle de Pichis (ACONAP), representing the Asháninka people of Pichis Valley in the Pasco Region
• Federación de Comunidades Nativas del Ucayali (FECONAU), Ucayali Region
• Federación Nativa de Madre de Dios (FENAMAD), representing the Indigenous peoples of the Madre de Dios Region
• Mashco-Piro people of the Ucayali Region
• Amuesha people of the Pasco Region
• Matsés people of the Loreto Region

See also

• Indigenous peoples in Peru
• 2009 Peruvian political crisis