Wasi manta cocoa plantations are settled down in a sylvan and sensitive environment regarding the protection of the environment and the biodiversity. San Martin region is also subject to important and ancient deforestation. Located at the edge of an area of natural conservation, ACR Cordillera Escalera, a massive forest quite well preserved, the new plantations of Wasi manta were accompanied by a significant recovery of canopy trees rehabilitating the most degraded land area..