It was formed community committees for territorial surveillance in 18 native communities of the Kichwa and Shawi peoples, as part of the efforts of project Cuencas Vivas, implemented by Profonanpe and led by the Coordinadora de Desarrollo y Defensa de los Pueblos Indígenas de la región San Martín (Coordinator for the Development and Defense of Indigenous Peoples of the San Martín region). (CODEPISAM) in the Lower Huallaga and Paranapura basins.
According to official records, between 2003 and 2024, the districts of Papaplaya, Caynarachi and San Roque de Cumbaza have accumulated a total of 168 emergencies. These events, mainly floods, extreme rains and strong winds, have left more than 22,000 people affected and affected, persistently impacting infrastructure, crops and the security of the Kichwa and Shawi peoples. In this context, the formation of community committees for territorial surveillance represents an important step to strengthen indigenous governance and the protection of ecosystems within the framework of the project.
The process was carried out through participatory community assemblies, in coordination with local authorities and strategic actors, in order to strengthen indigenous organization and improve the capacity to respond to climate risks and threats to the territory.
Thus, through the project Living Basins, In this way, an integral approach is promoted that articulates ancestral knowledge with technical tools, allowing communities to monitor their territory, prevent risks and act in an organized manner in the face of adverse events.
Nuevo Ponderosa NPP Supervisory Committee with FERISHAM President Eusebio Huayunga Pizango.
About the Cuencas Vivas Project
The Project Living Basins is driven by Profonanpe, Peru's environmental fund, with the financing of the Adaptation Fund and the participation of local leading partners, responsible for implementation in the territory. Its objective is to strengthen the resilience of communities and ecosystems in the face of climate change, contributing to national adaptation goals.
In San Martin it is led by CODEPISAM in the Lower Huallaga and Paranapura basins, with the participation of 24 native communities (13 of the Shawi people affiliated with FERISHAM and 11 of the Kichwa people who are members of CEPKA, FEPIKRESAM, FEPIKHBSAM and FEPIKECHA) established in the districts of Caynarachi, Papaplaya and San Roque de Cumbaza.
