Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest

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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]

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Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana
Abbreviation	AIDESEP
Purpose	Indigenous rights
Location	Peru
President	Jorge Pérez Rubio
Affiliations	COICA
Award(s)	Right Livelihood Award
Website	aidesep.org.pe
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Members of AIDESEP work to improve the health, education, housing, and organization of Indigenous peoples.^{[citation needed]}

Since 2021 its president is Jorge Pérez Rubio [es]^[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).