Profonanpe will promote a new project based on the conservation of dry forests on the north coast of Peru with GEF financing
Photo from left to right: Doris Guardia, General Director of Territorial Planning and Integrated Management of Natural Resources of MINAM, Omar Corilloclla, Director of Monitoring and Evaluation of Profonanpe, Fabricio Astudillo, Project Officer of the IUCN Regional Office , Mariana Escobar, Representative of the FAO, Yamina Silva, Vice Minister of Strategic Resources of MINAM, Yoni […]
+Amazonía: more than two thousand people enjoyed a festival in favor of the conservation of Protected Natural Areas
Last Saturday, November 26, more than two thousand people learned about the importance of conserving Protected Natural Areas (ANP) and ways to contribute to them at the +Amazonía Festival, which was held at the Manuel Bonilla stadium in Miraflores, in Lima. The event, which aimed to raise awareness about the conservation of our ANPs, […]
Profonanpe will be the new strategic ally of the ASL2 project, financed by the GEF
On November 25, the national project «Building human well-being and resilience in Amazon forests through the enhancement of biodiversity for food security and bio-businesses, in a context of climate change» (ASL2) was launched. This project arises as part of the second phase of the Amazon Sustainable Landscapes (ASL1) regional program, financed by the Global Environment […]
Meet the winners of the Carlos Ponce del Prado Award 2022
In the fourteenth edition of the Carlos Ponce del Prado Conservation Award and under the motto «You leave your mark», the great contribution of three women and two men, who work for our nature, was highlighted in the categories Distinguished Park Ranger, Outstanding Park Ranger, Outstanding Young Conservationist, Conservator and Environmental Personality. During the […]
14 rehabilitation plans are ready to be executed in oil-affected areas of the Four Basins
Profonanpe, the institution in charge of the technical and administrative secretariat of the Contingency Fund for Environmental Remediation in the Four Basins, held a discussion on Thursday entitled “What is the Contingency Fund and how are we doing in the environmental remediation process?” Representatives from the Ombudsman’s Office, the Peruvian Amazon Research Institute (IIAP) and […]
+Amazonía: a festival to raise awareness for the conservation of Peru’s Protected Natural Areas
This November 26th, the first edition of the +Amazonia Festival will be held, a space full of art, music and business initiatives, which aims to raise awareness for the conservation of our Protected Natural Areas (PNAs) and learn about ways to contribute to it. The event will take place from 12:00 p. m. at the […]
Awajún indigenous peoples of Amazonas strengthen their traditional knowledge associated with biodiversity
Indigenous leaders, intercultural bilingual education teachers and indigenous university students belonging to the Awajún indigenous people of the Amazon region participated in the intercultural program “We are heritage that builds the future” of the GEF ABS Nagoya Project, promoted by the Ministry of Environment, UN Environment and Profonanpe, with the aim of strengthening their capacities […]
Fishing opportunities: Multisectoral workshop to strengthen the Amazon fish value chain
Profonanpe organized the “Multi-stakeholder workshop: fishing opportunities” in the city of San Lorenzo, Datem del Marañón province, in order to present the proposed actions and gather perceptions on the use and commercialization of Amazonian fish– from the territory and experience of the associations, private and state actors with a specific role in the development of […]
Sernanp launches grant competition for priority research in protected natural areas nationwide
For the third year, the National Service of Protected Natural Areas by the State (Sernanp), an agency attached to the Ministry of Environment, launched from November 4 to 18 its grant competition for priority research in Peru’s protected natural areas. This initiative seeks to provide financial support to young researchers for the development of […]
Loreto: How is the remediation process of the areas affected by hydrocarbon activities going?
If we look closely at this region, spills resulting from hydrocarbon activities are frequent; however, they often go unnoticed due to the remoteness and difficult access to the area. Given this scenario, what is being done to recover our Amazon? In 2015, the Peruvian State created the Contingency Fund for Environmental Remediation. For […]
Find the financing opportunity to support your projects
Profonanpe, the Peruvian Environmental Fund, is an ally of organizations that work for the conservation of nature. Therefore, we share some funding opportunities that can add to your project to contribute to sustainable development in the country, conservation, promote climate change mitigation measures, promote the care of agrobiodiversity, among others. Social Shifters Global Innovation […]
Awajún students from the Amazon region are allies in valuing traditional knowledge associated with biodiversity
In order to raise awareness among children from native Awajún communities in the province of Condorcanqui, Amazonas region, workshops were held on “The ABC of ABS”, promoted by the Ministry of the Environment and Profonanpe, which seek to involve young people in the valuation of traditional knowledge for the conservation of biodiversity. The workshops […]
Profonanpe enters the sustainable industrial sector by joining the ZIS Peru Project
The “Development of Sustainable Industrial Zones in Peru (ZIS Peru)” project, which brings together the work of PRODUCE, MINAM, UNIDO and Profonanpe, was presented at the First International Forum on the Development of Sustainable Industrial Zones in Peru, held on October 27. This initiative seeks to create a sustainable industrial zone model based on modern, […]
Cusco will host the most important congress on environmental funds in Latin America and the Caribbean
The XXIV edition of the RedLAC2022 congress was held for four days, bringing together the environmental funds of Latin America and the Caribbean to exchange experiences on environmental finance and opportunities in the world of environmental conservation. During the closing of the event it was announced that Profonanpe, Peru’s private environmental fund, would be the […]
Thematic Roundtables 2022: Working for conservation for sustainable development
On October 19 and 20, Profonanpe held the second edition of the Thematic Roundtables to discuss four relevant topics: conservation of ecosystems for sustainable development, territorial governance for conservation, environmental management and indigenous or native populations, and sustainable chains for development. In this edition, more than 30 participants from the public and private sectors […]
Profonanpe receives new funding from the Green Climate Fund to conserve Peruvian forests and promote their sustainable use through investment in bio-businesses
The board of directors of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) approved the financing proposal of Profonanpe, Peruvian environmental fund, which will strengthen technical and institutional capacities to design, implement and monitor, through the incubation and acceleration of eco- and bio-businesses in the Peruvian Amazon, specifically in Amazonas, San Martín, Cusco, Puno, Loreto and Madre de […]
GCF Task Force: 10 countries reaffirm their commitment to sustainable Amazon
(Photo: Regional Government of San Martín) From October 10 to 13, the first GCF Task Force Experience Exchange was held, an event in which more than 60 conservation experiences were presented and which brought together authorities from 39 subnational governments from 10 countries and more than 70 organizations that work with a view to […]
Profonanpe signed the Accreditation Master Agreement with the Green Climate Fund
During its participation in the GCF Global Programing Conference, Profonanpe, the Peruvian environmental fund, sealed its reaccreditation with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) by signing the Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA), which guarantees Profonanpe’s commitment to identify, plan and execute projects with a positive impact on the environment and the communities involved, in addition to reducing […]
Fanny Cornejo, the Peruvian biologist finalist for a world award for her work on conservation
Excitement, satisfaction and responsibility. Those were Fanny Cornejo’s first feelings when she learned that she was one of the 10 finalists for the Emerging Conservationist Award, given by the Indianapolis Prize organization to recognize researchers around the world under the age of 40 who are making a significant impact on the conservation of endangered species. […]
Profonanpe and the Sustainability Center of the University of Lima work together to strengthen sustainable entrepreneurship skills in PNA
Lima, October 4, 2022.- With the aim of strengthening the capacities of sustainable business projects in Protected Natural Areas (PNAs), Profonanpe, the Peruvian private environmental fund, and the Sustainability Center of the University of Lima are launching the first training program that will benefit the winners of the second edition of the “Entrepreneurs by Nature” […]
Children from native communities learn ancestral techniques to conserve their biodiversity
More than 230 children and adolescents from four regions of the country are learning to use the ancestral knowledge of their respective communities to conserve the native species of our biodiversity. This is carried out thanks to the initiative “The ABC of ABS”, promoted by the Ministry of Environment (Minam) since 2021, through the […]
The challenge of financial sustainability in PNAs
Since the creation of Cutervo National Park in 1961, the first Protected Natural Area (PNA) in the country, the system of national protected areas has been growing gradually and sustainably to reach a total of 76 nationally administered PNAs to date. As the system has grown, threats to biodiversity and pressure on ecosystems have increased. […]
Learn about Huacho’s projects that promote resilience to climate change and contribute to integrated management in coastal marine areas
During the VI National Seminar on Integrated Management of the Coastal Marine Zone 2022 organized by the Ministry of the Environment at Universidad Nacional Faustino Sánchez Carrión in Huacho, 3 bio-businesses developed under the project “Adaptation to the impacts of climate change on Peru’s coastal marine ecosystem and its fisheries” (AMC) of Profonanpe, the Peruvian […]
II Peru Remedia: 4 keys to remediate areas impacted by hydrocarbon pollution
Lima, September 2022. – According to information from the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines, there are more than 3,000 environmental liabilities in the areas of Loreto, Piura, Tumbes and Puno generated by hydrocarbon contamination between 1863 and 1993 due to the lack of regulation in the exploitation of this product. During the II […]
Profonanpe: promoter of environmental initiatives towards a Circular Economy
The V International Forum on Circular Economy was held from September 13 to 15, an event that brought together more than 70 national and international experts to exchange experiences, lessons and commitments, thus promoting the circular economy in the country. Profonanpe, Peruvian private environmental fund, presented its work in environmental sustainability related to the circular […]
Datem Wetlands Project’s bio-businesses achieve sales success at ExpoAmazónica 2022
From August 18 to 21, at Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza in Chachapoyas, ExpoAmazónica 2022 was held, the most important regional event in the Amazon region that brought together public, private and international entities working for the development of the Amazon region of Peru. Three bio-businesses from the Datem Wetlands Project of Profonanpe, Peru’s […]
First intercultural training workshop on the use of traditional knowledge brings together Peruvian peasant confederations
Lima, August 18, 2022.- “We are Heritage that builds the future” is the name of the first intercultural training program carried out by the GEF ABS Nagoya project, promoted by the Ministry of Environment; Profonanpe, Peru’s private environmental fund; UN Environment and the Global Environment Facility – GEF, in alliance with different organizations and representatives […]
Native communities receive climbing equipment in aguajales and are trained in the commercialization of this fruit
Some 35 aguaje producers from five native communities of the Blanco River, in the province of Requena, Loreto, received scaling kits for aguajales, whose purpose is to reduce the felling of Amazonian palm trees. The delivery of these teams was in charge of SERNANP, USAID Pro-Bosques and Profonanpe, Peru’s private environmental fund, who worked jointly […]
Profonanpe released the documentary Resilient Fishing on the impact of climate change on Peru’s coasts
Piura, July 3, 2022. Last Saturday, July 2, the documentary “Pesca Resiliente” (Resilient Fishing), which portrays the urgencies and expectations of fishing communities and the close link between their lifestyle and the sea and hydrobiological resources, premiered on the beach of Los Órganos district, Talara. Ubaldo Tume Periche and María Marcelo Gonzales are the main […]
Resilient Fishing: Profonanpe’s documentary on the impact of climate change on Peru’s coasts
July, 2022. – The documentary Pesca Resiliente (Resilient Fishing), produced by the Peruvian private environmental fund Profonanpe, seeks to make visible the silent battle being waged in the country’s fishing coves against the impact of climate change, which is particularly affecting small-scale fishing. This audiovisual production will be premiered on Saturday, July 2 at Los […]
Ministry of the Environment held a conference on environmental remediation in the Peruvian Amazon
June 21, 2022.– National and international experts in environmental remediation, participated in the discussion: How to remediate sites contaminated by hydrocarbons in the Peruvian Amazon?, organized in the city of Iquitos on June 17, at the initiative of the Ministry of the Environment. During the event, different perspectives were shared on the solution to […]
Meet the Environmental Reporters of Peru
The wait is over! 5 Peruvian influencers were selected to be part of the new season Environmental Reporters of Peru (RAP), an initiative promoted by Profonanpe, the Peruvian private environmental fund. These young people, who come from the regions of Apurímac, San Martín and Lima, will share their experiences with initiatives that promote environmental sustainability […]
Nature for everyone, nature forever
Imagine a Sunday lunch with the family. The kitchen is a hustle and bustle, but they had the privilege of buying a hake and a sole, which was enough for cebiche and sudado. The local grocer had separated red hot peppers, big lemons, and with the seasonal lucumas you prepared a tiramisu. You dipped it […]
Farmers from Cusco, Puno and Apurimac will offer agrobiodiversity products through the Kusikuy application
You can now download the Kusikuy application, a platform where Peruvian consumers can discover and purchase a variety of foods that are part of our agrobiodiversity. The application begins its launch with a flat delivery rate of S/.6, to different districts of Metropolitan Lima, and with an offer of products from Cusco, Puno and Apurimac. […]
Coffee growers of the Alto Mayo Protected Forest seek to promote sustainable coffee internationally
In the Alto Mayo Protected Forest (BPAM), in the San Martin region, 567 coffee growers have been implementing agroforestry systems for coffee cultivation since 2011, which has allowed them to improve the quality of their coffee and increase production, while avoiding deforestation of the forest, which has been considered a protected natural area (PNA) for […]
3rd Biodiversity Festival: Promoting the work of Peruvian producers and artisans
The third edition of the “Biodiversity Festival: Building a shared future for all forms of life” was held on Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22 at Parque de la Exposición and was attended by various enterprises from different regions of Peru. This initiative was promoted by the Ministry of the Environment (MINAM), the Municipality […]
Findings from the Tropical Andes Hotspot ecosystem profile, a regional effort for biodiversity conservation
Last Friday, May 13, the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) presented the Tropical Andes Hotspot Ecosystem Profile, a document prepared by an alliance of five NGOs and twelve Andean experts on topics such as conservation biology, environmental policies, civil society, conservation investment, threats to biodiversity, socioeconomics and species. This is a diagnosis of this […]
Profonanpe participated in the inauguration of the technified forestry nursery in Atiquipa
On Thursday, May 19, the Atiquipa technified forest nursery was inaugurated, thus initiating various reforestation actions programmed for this area such as the official launching of the forest zoning process, the recognition process of heritage trees in the district of Atiquipa, the progress of studies of the types of land use, as well as the […]
Profonanpe will participate in Biodiversity Fair with 3 initiatives that promote sustainable use of natural resources
With the aim of encouraging and strengthening biodiversity valuation, Profonanpe, the Peruvian private environmental fund, will participate in the third edition of the “Biodiversity Festival: Building a shared future for all forms of life”, an initiative promoted by the Ministry of the Environment (MINAM), the Municipality of Lima and various institutions that promote the sustainable […]
New call for environmentally committed influencers to become the next Environmental Reporters of Peru (RAP)
Profonanpe, the Peruvian Environmental Fund, launched the call for the new season of the Environmental Reporters of Peru (RAP), a digital proposal of Profonanpe that seeks to make visible initiatives that promote environmental sustainability in Peru, through the experiential experience of 5 influencers. The three winners will join Natalia Barrera, Afro-Peruvian model and activist, […]
Peruvian sea is monitored to detect progress resulting from climate change
Within the framework of the Coastal Marine Adaptation (CMA) project executed by the Peruvian Ministry of Production (PRODUCE) and Instituto del Mar del Perú (IMARPE), and implemented by Profonanpe, a new cycle of webinars was launched to present the progress and results obtained with the climate and oceanographic monitoring system. During the meeting, the […]
Schoolchildren from Huancavelica, Cusco and Puno have access to more than 4,000 kilos of products from our agrobiodiversity.
Around 770 schoolchildren from 20 educational institutions in the districts of Laria, Lares and Ácora, in the regions of Huancavelica, Cusco and Puno, respectively, will benefit from the products of our agrobiodiversity that were included in the National School Feeding Program Qali Warma (PNAEQW), during the year 2021. As part of the pilot experience, […]
Seminar on microorganism research brought together experts from Brazil, Colombia and Peru
LIMA, April 29, 2022. With the aim of raising awareness of the potential of research with microorganisms and their technological applications, the Ministry of Production of Peru (PRODUCE), together with the CIICAM Research Center and the Ministry of the Environment of Peru (MINAM), through the GEF-ABS-Nagoya Project, held a virtual seminar with experts from Brazil, […]
Community Unidos Venceremos receives recognition as winner of the Entrepreneurs for Nature contest in Huascaran National Park
Yesterday, the rural community “Unidos Venceremos” of Huascaran National Park, in Ancash, was recognized on behalf of the winning projects of the second edition of the “Entrepreneurs for Nature” contest. The ceremony took place at the Chinancocha lagoon, located within the Huascaran National Park, where the Community “Unidos Venceremos” carries out part of its […]
Bonds donated by the IDB were delivered to the Association of Artisanal Fishermen of Ancón
The symbolic delivery of humanitarian aid from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to the Association of Artisanal Fishermen of Ancón took place yesterday. As it is recalled, as a result of the oil spill, they have not been able to go out to work and their economic income has been seriously affected. For this reason, […]
Second edition of “Entrepreneurs for Cotahuasi” will promote sustainable enterprises in the Cotahuasi Sub-basin Landscape reserve
For the second year, sustainable business projects developed in the Cotahuasi Sub-basin Landscape Reserve (Arequipa) will have the opportunity to access financial support to strengthen and improve their initiatives based on the sustainable use of natural resources. This, with the launch of the second edition of the “Entrepreneurs for Cotahuasi” contest, an initiative promoted […]
#RecuperoMiMar raised more than 1 million soles and surpassed the initial goal
Today, the webinar “#RecuperoMiMar: the response of civil society to the environmental emergency” was held, in which the report on the execution of the funds raised with the support of citizens and companies since the beginning of this campaign was released. As is known, #RecuperoMiMar was born with the objective of providing a timely response […]
Find the financing opportunity you need for your projects
April 2022. – Profonanpe, the Peruvian Environmental Fund, is an ally of organizations working for nature conservation. Therefore, we share some funding opportunities that can add to your project to contribute to sustainable development in the country, conservation, promote climate change mitigation measures, promote the care of agrobiodiversity, among others. Minor Foundation for Major […]
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 protected natural areas. Each of them provides a large amount of resources and ecosystem services, and by now, at least 50% of our economy and more than 80% of our exports depend on biological diversity. Thus, these spaces not only generate wellbeing in the health and […]
Logging of female aguaje trees puts the Amazon at risk
The aguaje palm (Mauritia flexuosa) is one of the predominant species of the Amazon. The wetlands they form, with their tall trunks and deep roots, retain large quantities of water, which they gradually release, regulating the region’s hydrological cycle. The aguajales are home to a unique and complex fauna, most of whose mammals and birds […]
