New environmental financing opportunities in October
Research to advance conservation initiatives, community development, academic leadership and influence, pollution mitigation, accelerator programs, and species conservation are some of the topics with funding available in October 2025. Discover opportunities that can enhance conservation and sustainable development! [...]
Diagnostic studies presented to strengthen the value chain of handicrafts in Atalaya and Satipo
With the aim of boosting the competitiveness of Amazonian handicrafts and promoting their sustainable development, the ASL2 Amazonian Forests project, led by the Ministry of the Environment (Minam), presented the diagnoses of the forest handicrafts value chain in the provinces of Atalaya (Ucayali) and Satipo (Junín). These meetings were held in conjunction with [....]
The Joint Declaration of Intent will contribute to the reduction of more than 16 million tons of CO2 by 2025
The Joint Statement of Intent (JIU) Financial Mechanism held its second Board of Directors meeting of 2025. At this meeting, representatives of the central government, regional governments and indigenous partner organizations of the project, together with representatives of Norway as a donor, reviewed the year's progress and approved a request for [...]
New environmental financing opportunities in September
Community development, species conservation, health research, organizational strengthening, and innovation in education are some of the topics that have funding available in September 2025. Discover opportunities that can enhance conservation and sustainable development! VI Zendal Awards. ZENDAL's mission is to [...]
In Loreto, communities, authorities and international cooperation strengthen the management of the Tamshiyacu Tahuayo Regional Conservation Area
The Tamshiyacu Tahuayo Communal Regional Conservation Area (ACR) in Loreto is making steady progress in the protection of its forests and the promotion of sustainable activities, thanks to the joint work of the State, local communities and the support of the Joint Declaration of Intent (JIU) Financial Mechanism. During the technical visit [...]
In Huánuco, environmental education flourishes from the Carpish Montane Forest Regional Conservation Area
In the Carpish Montane Forest Regional Conservation Area (RCA) in Huánuco, conservation is part of school education. Through the implementation of an environmental education plan articulated with the diversified national curriculum for Huánuco, 15 educational institutions in the area of influence of the RCA have incorporated contents related to the conservation of the [...]
Diagnosis presented to promote the aguaje and camu camu value chains in Loreto
With the active participation of representatives of Amazonian communities, regional authorities, the private sector and technical institutions, the results of the diagnosis of the value chains of aguaje (Mauritia flexuosa) and camu camu (Myrciaria dubia) in Loreto were presented. This activity was carried out within the framework of the ASL2 Amazonian Forests project, led by the Ministry of [...]
New environmental financing opportunities in August
Climate change, technology associated with conservation, support for community leaders, research on health products, photography or environmental documentaries are some of the topics that have funding available in August 2025. Discover opportunities that can enhance conservation and sustainable development! Ninth call for proposals [...]
Caring communities: effective management of conservation areas in Loreto
In the heart of Loreto, four Regional Conservation Areas (RCAs) are jointly managed by the Regional Government and native communities. With the support of the Joint Declaration of Intent (JIU) Financial Mechanism, they conserve the forest through surveillance patrols and strengthen their productive activities. Community Surveillance: Technology [...]
Dry Forest Project promotes strengthening of Private Conservation Areas in northern Peru
From July 11 to 13, the Dry Forest Project held a specialized course-workshop for managers of Private Conservation Areas (PCAs) and Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OMECs) in the dry forest ecosystem. This meeting brought together in Piura representatives from 18 areas, 9 of them located in [...]
Loreto consolidates environmental governance in the Pastaza
Last Friday, July 11, in the city of Iquitos, the formation of the Management Committee of the Ramsar Site “Wetland Complex of the Pastaza River Fan” was made official, in a day that marks a milestone in the strengthening of participatory environmental governance in the Peruvian Amazon. The ASL2 Amazonian Forests project, [...]
Huanuco makes progress in its fight against deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon
The Huanuco region reaffirms its leadership in the fight against deforestation with the delivery of 67 new Contracts of Assignment in Use for Agroforestry Systems (CCUSAF) to producers in the province of Puerto Inca. This action, promoted with the support of the Financial Mechanism of the Joint Declaration of Intent (JIU), promotes the formalization of the [...]
New environmental financing opportunities in July
Biodiversity conservation, sustainable management of tropical forests, promotion of scientific research, climate change and strengthening climate resilience for communities are some of the topics that have funding available in July 2025. Discover opportunities that can enhance conservation and sustainable development! For [...]
Junín promotes the development of vanilla bio-businesses
Vanilla is a highly valuable Amazonian resource, noted for its intense aroma and unique properties. Although its cultivation is still limited, its sustainable use represents an opportunity to diversify the local economy and strengthen the conservation of our forests. As part of the efforts to strengthen bio-businesses in the [...]
New environmental financing opportunities in June
Capacity building for communities, reduction of deforestation, empowerment of youth in conservation issues, soil restoration, promotion of sustainable livelihoods, biodiversity restoration and support for eco-entrepreneurship are some of the topics that have funding available in May 2025. [...]
Satipo strengthens capacities to face forest fires
According to INDECI data, 2024 was the year with the largest fire events recorded so far, detecting in a single day, through satellite monitoring, more than 1,200 hot spots nationwide. Satipo was severely affected by forest fires that consumed more than 2,500 hectares of forests and agricultural fields, [...]
Amazonas prepares to prevent forest fires with practical workshops and sustainable solutions
Photo: Regional Environmental Authority of Amazonas In order to face one of the greatest environmental and social threats in the Amazon region, the National Forestry and Wildlife Service (SERFOR) and the Regional Government of Amazonas held a capacity building workshop on forest fires, as part of the actions taken by the [...]
New environmental financing opportunities in May
Capacity building for communities, reduction of deforestation, empowerment of youth in conservation issues, soil restoration, promotion of sustainable livelihoods, biodiversity restoration and support for eco-entrepreneurship are some of the topics that have funding available in May 2025. [...]
Carob tree: ancestral guardian of the dry forest
In a context of increasing environmental degradation that reveals the loss or degradation of 95% of Peru's dry forests, recognizing the integral value of the carob tree is key to ensuring the health of this unique ecosystem and the well-being of the communities that depend on it. The carob tree, in addition to sustaining [...]
Discover the charm of Mala for less than S/. 100
Photo: Profonanpe The tourist route Sendero Maleño: between sea, culture and valley is your best option if you are looking for a unique experience that combines nature, gastronomy and the history of women who lead sustainable and environmentally friendly eco-businesses, since they use waste oil and organic waste to make products that are environmentally friendly.
Dry Forest Project promotes inter-institutional articulation for dry forest conservation in the northern part of the country
Recently, representatives of the Ministry of the Environment (MINAM), the National Service of Natural Areas Protected by the State (SERNANP), the Regional Government of Piura and the Profonanpe Dry Forest project team held a series of working meetings with the objective of aligning actions and priorities between the different levels of government and [...]
Lambayeque dry forest project advances in Lambayeque with sustainable practices and food security
This past weekend, we visited areas in Lambayeque where dry forest restoration practices are being implemented in direct collaboration with local communities, in order to learn about the progress and results of this experience. We are talking about the El Banco sector of the Salas farming community, which has a Committee [...]
Mala Sostenible: businesses that transform lives through innovation and sustainability
Peru faces a great challenge: solid waste contamination, and the city of Mala is no stranger to this problem. What was once a beautiful valley full of chacras and family farms is now being replaced by housing developments and country houses, and is now threatened by the expansion of housing developments in the area.
Monitoring of key birds in the Tumbes Mangroves as progress in the proposed conservation area
Ardea cocoi (Garza cuca) spotted in the mangroves during the monitoring Photo: Mary Madrid Consorcio Manglares del Noroeste del Perú (CONMANOPE), winner of the Conserva Aves initiative contest, has been successfully carrying out bird monitoring in the mangrove ecosystem of Tumbes since April on a quarterly basis, as part of its [...]
Local actors promote conservation and sustainability in the Amazon region
Participants during the «Heart of the AMA NETWORK” outdoors, sharing moments of conviviality in nature Photo: Eduard Valdivia Torres. During August 16 and 17, 2024, the main local stakeholders, including community boards of directors and owners of conservation areas, gathered at the event «Heart of the AMA [...]
Junín: communities participate in the process of establishing the RCA Proposal San Cristóbal de Pucutá - Menkori
Landscape of cloud forests in the proposed RCA San Cristóbal de Pucutá - Menkori © Gerson Ferrer | Yunkawasi Peasant and native communities in the area of the proposed Regional Conservation Area (RCA) San Cristóbal de Pucutá - Menkori strengthen their capacities for the conservation of their natural resources and [...]
New environmental financing opportunities in April
Migratory marine megafauna conservation, water and sanitation initiatives, the use of space technology, youth engagement in the face of climate change, and the creation of protected areas are some of the topics that have funding available in April 2025. Discover opportunities that can enhance conservation and sustainable [...]
Profonanpe: More than S/4 million to be allocated to high Andean initiatives above 3,500 meters to promote adaptation to climate change in 12 districts of Arequipa
To boost the resilience of high Andean communities and protect their ecosystems, the Puna Competitive Fund of the Resilient Puna Project, a financial mechanism for climate adaptation, announced its first call to allocate more than S/. 4 million to finance local initiatives in 12 districts of Arequipa. Thus, the Puna Competitive Fund will deliver resources to [...]
New environmental financing opportunities in March
Ecosystem conservation, biodiversity protection, youth leadership in the face of climate change, natural resource conservation, technology use, and community resilience to natural disasters are some of the topics for which funding will be available in March 2025.
A bear that preserves forests
The spectacled bear, also known as the Andean bear, ucumari or ukuku, is the only bear species inhabiting South America. In Peru, it can be found in a diversity of ecosystems including deserts, dry forests, Andean grasslands, moorlands and montane forests, where it plays an important ecological role as a seed disperser.
An effort that pays off: Three Datem initiatives obtain funding for their projects
Member of the Aguaje Producers and Management Association - Aspromag In the province of Datem del Marañón, in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon, the efforts and organization of local producers have achieved an important breakthrough: three indigenous associations have been selected to receive financing from the Procompite Regional fund, a program that [...]
The challenge of financial sustainability in protected natural areas
Since the creation of Cutervo National Park in 1961, the first Natural Protected Area (NPA) in the country, the system of national protected areas has been growing gradually and sustainably to reach a total of 76 nationally administered NPAs to date. Along with the growth of the system, the [...]
Let's take care of the most valuable house in the world: Home to thousands of species protected by Peru
It is impossible to calculate the value of our natural protected areas. Each one of them provides a large amount of resources and ecosystem services, for now, at least 50% of our economy and more than 80% of our exports depend on biological diversity. Thus, these spaces not only generate well-being in terms of health [...]
The “felling of female” aguaje trees puts the Amazon at risk
The aguaje palm (Maurita flexuosa) is one of the predominant species of the Amazon. The wetlands they form, with their tall trunks and deep roots, retain large amounts of water, which they gradually release, regulating the hydrological cycle of the region. The aguajales are home to a unique and complex fauna, whose mammals and birds are found in [...]
The Machiguenga Communal Reserve and Megantoni National Sanctuary have a new administrative headquarters to optimize management in favor of conservation.
Machiguenga Communal Reserve occupies the middle part of the eastern side of the Vilcabamba Mountain Range. Photo: Heinz Plenge. The task of conserving our natural protected areas (NPAs) requires the implementation of adequate strategies and conditions to manage our natural heritage. Sernanp's technical and administrative team will now have a space that will facilitate [...]
Remediation: Call for proposals launched for the development of Rehabilitation Plans for sites contaminated by hydrocarbons in the Marañón River basin
September, 2021. - Profonanpe, Peru's environmental fund, has initiated the process of calling for independent and qualified consultants, either alone or in consortium, to prepare rehabilitation plans for twelve sites impacted by hydrocarbon activities in the Marañón river basin. This stage is [...]
Ministry of Energy and Mines approves the first Rehabilitation Plan within the framework of the Contingency Fund for Environmental Remediation
The Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM) approved this February 10 by Directorial Resolution N° 032-2021-MINEM/DGAAH the “Remediation Plan for Impacted Site S0115” as it complies with the technical and legal requirements demanded by environmental regulations. Impacted Site S0115 is located in the territory of the Nueva Jerusalén Native Community [...].
United by the Tropical Andes Hotspot: CEPF closes the second phase of work commemorating great achievements
Also participating were representatives of the Regional Implementation Team (RIT) formed by Profonanpe (Peru), Patrimonio Natural (Colombia) and Fundación Futuro Latinoamericano (Ecuador); the secretariat of the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), and its cooperating entities, such as the European Union and the French Alliance for Development, organizations/entities that in recent years have demonstrated their commitment to [...]
Conserving our water sources: for a year in which we commit to responsible use
We are facing the arrival of another El Niño phenomenon that threatens to wreak havoc in our country as well as in several other countries around the world. This scenario forces us to rethink not only the response we will have in a context that is already difficult due to the Covid-19 and the social conflicts that have brought about [...]
Meet the winners of the 2020 Nature Entrepreneurs contest
“Entrepreneurs by Nature” is the first contest of the Program for Conservation and Sustainable Development (PROCODES) that has allocated an amount of more than S/ 650,000 to promote micro and small enterprises. This contest has been promoted by Sernanp and Profonanpe since this year. The nine winners will receive financing to strengthen their businesses and [...]
Peruvians by Nature in the Datem del Marañón: Meet Ronel and Segundo
In the province of Datem del Marañón, we find the Awajún ethnic group, where the Association of Producers of Ungurahui and Aguaje of Indigenous Peoples of the Marañón Sector-APUAPISEM, led by Professor Ronel Pérez, has been developing an initiative for the conservation of aguajales for almost ten years. This bio-business consists of the extraction of [...]
Peruvians by Nature: Biobusiness experiences for sustainability in the Datem del Marañón
On a long and wonderful trip to the Datem del Marañón province, we met Balbina Sundi Akumbari, a woman leader of the Kandozi ethnic group, who for eight years has been leading the taricaya conservation project in Lake Rimachi, now Lake Musa Karusha. Together with a group of about 15 women, she is developing [...]
4 new species are registered in the Northeast Corridor of Peru
Stenocercus dracopennatus sp. nov. Photo: Pablo Venegas Thanks to the biological survey carried out during the implementation of these projects, it was possible to determine the diversity of amphibians and reptiles in the Cordillera de Colán National Sanctuary and other KBAs of the Northeast corridor of Peru. Principally, 4 new species of lizard of [...]
Four new species recorded in the Northeast Corridor of Peru
Stenocercus philmayi sp. nov. Photo: Iván Wong Through the biological survey carried out during the implementation of these two projects, it was possible to determine the diversity of amphibians and reptiles in the Cordillera de Colán National Sanctuary and other CBAs of the Northeastern corridor of Peru, highlighting the registration of 4 new species of lizards of the genus Stenocercus: [...]
Peruvian Park Ranger Day: a date for collective memory and learning
The job of park ranger has always been characterized for demanding a lot of endurance and a great vocation of service, as well as love for Peru's protected natural areas. It is a dedicated and constant work, which involves long periods in areas far from the cities and centers, and being separated from families and friends, [...]
Delivery of donations from the Fund for the Reactivation of Economic Activities for the commercialization of taricayas in the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve was completed.
On October 31, the delivery of goods under the Donation Fund for the development of taricaya management activities in the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve was completed. The objective of this fund is to contribute to the revitalization of the economic activities of more than 390 families, who have been [...]
Park Rangers: Our story
In Park Rangers: Our Story, every Thursday we will learn a different conservation story, told by its protagonists: the park rangers of the natural protected areas of our country, who have taken on the difficult task of ensuring the protection of our natural resources and respect for our communities. All of this with the objective of [...]
A day to remember and reflect
Yesterday, November 16, we celebrated the Day for the Protection of the World Natural and Cultural Heritage, a date that commemorates the signing of the International Convention on the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. However, currently in our country, we have to pause the celebrations, and give way to the [...]
Profonanpe consolidates its position as Peru’s environmental fund
After 28 years of institutional trajectory, Profonananpe renewed its institutional image in order to respond to the environmental sustainability challenges we are currently facing and to the recent merger with the Fondo Nacional del Ambiente, thus becoming the only Environmental Fund in Peru, a challenge that makes it the strategic ally for the [...]
Transforming collective work: The role of women and indigenous peoples in protected area conservation
Regarding the proposal of shared governance - so required in recent years - Paulina Arroyo, Program Officer of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation's Andean Amazon Initiative, shared that alliances between organizations and sectors have been essential to achieve the objectives of effective management of the Andean [...]
