With the aim of encouraging and strengthening the appreciation of biodiversity, Profonanpe, Peru's private environmental fund, will participate in the third edition of the "Biodiversity Festival: Building a Shared Future for All Life Forms," an initiative promoted by the Ministry of the Environment (MINAM), the Municipality of Lima, and various institutions that promote the sustainable use of agrobiodiversity. The event will take place on May 21 and 22 at the Parque de la Exposición.
Three initiatives promoted by Profonanpe will participate in this fair, supporting the work of communities that sustainably utilize natural resources. One of these is the SIPAM Project, which will be presented with the renowned Kusikuy traveling fair, the first recreational museum of ancestral foods from agricultural producers in the regions of Cusco, Puno, Huancavelica and Apurímac.
Farmers participating in the Kusikuy Traveling Fair. Photography of Kusikuy.
The Nagoya Project will also be presented with the "BiodiversityWithScience" route, an interactive, sensory, and playful space that includes five stations. These stations will allow visitors to learn about the importance and benefits of biodiversity through hands-on experience. At the final station, participants will have the opportunity to exchange experiences with representatives of the Nuqanchik Maronijei Noshaninka Network, who maintain their native languages of Quechua, Asháninka, and Matsigenka.
The Marine-Coastal Adaptation Project (AMC) will showcase four women artisans' businesses from Huaura and Talara, who have strengthened their active role by developing their skills to address the impacts of climate change on their economic activities. The project highlights the participation of entrepreneurs who produce biofertilizers and craft items from reeds and pearl shells.
Women entrepreneurs from the Association of Biofertilizer Producers who receive technical and productive training within the framework of the AMC Project.
The festival's opening will take place on Saturday the 21st at noon and will feature the participation of the Deputy Mayor of the Municipality of Lima, Jheydi Quiroz, as well as representatives from various institutions that work in the promotion of biodiversity such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Peruvian Association of Consumers and Users (ASPEC) and the National Association of Organic Producers of Peru (ANPE).
Those interested can attend the free event on the following days Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22, from 11:00 a.m., at the Parque de la Exposición, Av. 9 de diciembre 125 (Ex Paseo Colón) – Cercado de Lima. You can find out more on the Facebook event page.
