Fundo Mascoitania was chosen as a research site because of its variety of forest types and ecosystems, a legacy of previous agricultural use and timer extraction during the 1950s to late 1980s (visit the History of Fundo Mascoitania page for more detail).

As well as primary rainforest, the Fundo Mascoitania Reserve contains rainforests in various stages of regrowth, providing a unique opportunity to research the ability of different species to adapt to changing ecosystems. This information will in turn be used in the creation of conservation and sustainability strategies to protect the biodiversity that the Peruvian Amazon is so famous for.

Projects are separated into the following sections which can be accessed through the menu at the top of the page.

Projects in Progress
Volunteers, Resident Naturalists and researchers can browse through the projects currently in progress at the MLC.

Project Archive
Browse through the project archive for projects and data to help with research or as a reference for creating a project proposal.

Project Proposals
This section lists the projects and programmes that are being considered to encourage feedback and to allow researchers to explore potential synergies with their own projects that are under consideration.