Nieva River basin

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The Nieva River basin is a riverine region in the Peruvian Amazon that forms part of the ancestral homeland of the Awajún Indigenous people.

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Label Occurrences
Nieva River basin canonical 2

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Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
river basin
ancestralHomelandOf Awajún people
biome Amazon rainforest
climate humid tropical
continent South America
country Peru
culturalSignificanceFor Awajún people
drainedBy Nieva River
ecosystemType tropical rainforest
hasBiodiversity high
hasFeature indigenous communities
riparian forests
tropical rivers
hasLandUse fishing
hunting
indigenous subsistence agriculture
indigenousTerritoryOf Awajún people
inhabitedBy Awajún people
languageRegionOf Awajún language
locatedIn Peru
Peruvian Amazon
locatedInCountry Peru
locatedInRegion Amazonas Region
partOf Amazon Basin
Awajún ancestral territory
recognizedAs indigenous territory (customary)
riverSystem Marañón River basin
supportsActivity gathering of forest products
small-scale agriculture
traditional fishing
threatenedBy deforestation
illegal logging
mining activities
oil exploration
tributaryOf Marañón River
usedFor transportation by river

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Awajún traditionalTerritory Nieva River basin
Aguaruna people traditionalTerritory Nieva River basin