Officials from the Regional Governments of Amazonas, Loreto and Ucayali strengthen technical capacities
Photo: Regional Government of Amazonas In order to promote sustainable management of natural resources and strengthen conservation in the Peruvian Amazon, the project “Contribution to the Updated Implementation Plan of the ICD 2021-2025” (ICD Project), led by MINAM and executed by Profonanpe, organized a series of training workshops to [...]
Pucallpa: Native communities strengthen forestry management capacities
With the objective of strengthening the capacities of native communities in community forestry management, the project «Contribution to the Updated Implementation Plan of the ICD 2021-2025» (ICD Project) - led by MINAM and executed by Profonanpe - developed a training workshop in Pucallpa, in collaboration with SERFOR, OSINFOR and the Regional Government of [...]
Thematic Roundtables: Conservation and sustainable use of Andean agrobiodiversity
On July 18, the second meeting of Profonanpe's Thematic Roundtables 2024 was held, bringing together specialists from the public and private sectors, international cooperation and civil society who have been taking action in the conservation and sustainable use of agrobiodiversity. The meeting sought to promote the exchange of ideas and approaches to strengthen the conservation and sustainable use of agrobiodiversity.
Bosques Amazónicos - ASL2 contributes to integrating cross-cutting approaches for territorial development in Atalaya
In order to strengthen the territorial management instruments of the province of Atalaya, the Amazonian Forests - ASL2 project, led by the Ministry of Environment, convened representatives of civil society, academia, public and private entities, so that together they can identify trends, risks and opportunities associated with cross-cutting approaches in these areas, and [...]
Aguaje Industry in Loreto: Keys to its development
Last Thursday, May 30, the seminar «Perspectives and challenges of the aguaje industry in Loreto» was held, organized by the “Bosques Amazónicos - ASL2” project of the Ministry of the Environment (MINAM). The meeting brought together up to 60 representatives of local organizations involved in the aguaje industry in the region, who [...]
Environmental financing opportunities in June
At Profonanpe, the Peruvian Environmental Fund, we care about the work of your organization in favor of nature conservation. That is why we share with you some funding and training opportunities that you can apply for in June and July and that can add to your project to contribute to the adaptation to climate change.
24 Native Communities of Loreto receive property titles
In an atmosphere of celebration, last May 21, an important event was held to hand over land titles to 24 native communities in the Loreto region. This ceremony, led by the Regional Government of Loreto and organized by AIDESEP and ORPIO, was attended by community authorities, indigenous leaders [...]
Challenges in the sustainability of marine-coastal projects
On Thursday, May 23, the first edition of Profonanpe's Thematic Roundtables of the year was held, a meeting that, on this occasion, brought together specialists from the public and private sectors and associations involved in the implementation of marine-coastal initiatives. The meeting was an opportunity to present the achievements of [...]
Promote the development of public investment projects with a focus on dry forests
On May 14 and 15, in the city of Tumbes, the Regional Government of Tumbes and the “Bosque Seco” project, executed by the Ministry of Environment, held a meeting with the purpose of providing technical assistance for the development of public investment projects focused on the protection and recovery of the [...]
Profonanpe receives first official contribution from Caja Ica's Mega Ahorro Verde mechanism
This Friday, May 17, the financial institution Caja Municipal Ica made the first official contribution to Profonanpe, within the framework of the “Mega Ahorro Verde” financial mechanism, for more than 16,000 soles. This fund will be destined to the campaign «1 Million Trees for the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu», an initiative that will be managed by [...]
Three experiences that show the value of working with a gender perspective in the Tropical Andes Hotspot
One of the objectives of Phase III of the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) investment in the Tropical Andes Hotspot for Peru, Bolivia and Colombia was to ensure that project implementing partners could have a component aimed at achieving progress in gender equality. As a result, several of [...]
Environmental financing opportunities in May
At Profonanpe, the Peruvian Environmental Fund, we care about the work of your organization in favor of nature conservation. That is why we share with you some funding and training opportunities that you can apply for in May, June and July and that can add to your project to contribute to the adaptation to climate change and [...]
Amazonian bio-businesses contribute to the design of instruments for emissions monitoring and safeguards management
Between May 7 and 10, the project «Financial Facility for Amazonian Eco and Bio-businesses» (EBBF Amazon) developed, in coordination with the General Directorate of Climate Change and Desertification (DGCCD) of the Ministry of Environment, participatory workshops in the cities of Lima, Puerto Maldonado and Tarapoto, where representatives of eco and bio-businesses participated [...]
ACR+: A project that will contribute to the sustainability of regional conservation areas
Tarapoto, May 2024. From May 8 to 10, the I National Meeting for the Exchange of Experiences between Regional Conservation Areas will be held in Tarapoto. This event seeks to promote the exchange of knowledge on the management of Regional Conservation Areas (RCAs) in Peru, proposing solutions to current and future challenges. [...]
Regional Government of Loreto and Ministry of Environment define actions to strengthen management and conservation of the Abanico del Pastaza Ramsar Site
Lima, April 2024. One of the most valuable Ramsar sites in Peru and the world is the Pastaza River Fan Wetland Complex, an ecosystem whose conservation is of national interest and which already has a roadmap that will strengthen its management and conservation. To this end, the Regional Government of [...]
Joint efforts to strengthen the management of Regional Conservation Areas in Ucayali
In an effort to strengthen the management and conservation of the Regional Conservation Areas (RCA) in the Ucayali region, the Regional Environmental Authority of the Ucayali region, Nature and Culture International (NCI) and Profonanpe, through the Financial Mechanism of the Joint Declaration of Intent (JI), led by the Ministry of Environment (MINAM), [...]
Seven organizations will receive funding from Conserva Aves in Peru
In its first call for proposals, the Conserve Birds in Peru initiative announced the 7 selected organizations that presented proposals with innovative approaches to bird conservation, from the creation of subnational protected areas to the implementation of nature-based solutions and community participation. The selected projects seek to protect [...]
Loreto: Call for Detailed Engineering and continuation of Environmental Remediation process in the Peruvian Amazon announced
*Call for the elaboration of detailed engineering dossiers is the preliminary study to start with the environmental remediation works of those sites impacted by hydrocarbon activities. For more than five decades, the native communities that belong to the Tigre and Pastaza river basins, in the Loreto region, have been [...]
Environmental financing opportunities in April
At Profonanpe, the Peruvian Environmental Fund, we care about the work of your organization in favor of nature conservation. That is why we share with you some funding and training opportunities that you can apply for in April and that can add to your project to contribute to climate change adaptation, climate change mitigation and adaptation to climate change.
More than 700 thousand soles will benefit communities in the Nor Yauyos Cochas Landscape Reserve thanks to new MERESE agreement
On Wednesday, March 27, the Ecosystem Services Remuneration Mechanisms Agreement (MERESE) was signed between Sernanp, EMAPA Cañete and Profonanpe, with the presence of the Ministry of the Environment. The purpose of this agreement is to carry out actions aimed at protecting, conserving and recovering the water ecosystem services offered by the Cañete [...]
Regional Government of Piura strengthens capacities in investment projects for the conservation of Biological Diversity
On March 20 and 21, in the city of Piura, technical assistance workshops were held on investment projects in biodiversity typologies, with the purpose of providing fundamental knowledge to Regional Governments on ecosystems, species and public investment in biodiversity. These activities seek to strengthen [...]
Inter-American Development Bank and Profonanpe call for companies interested in participating in the Voluntary Carbon Market
On Tuesday, March 12, the workshop «ABC REDD+ Projects» was held, which brought together private sector actors and representatives of embassies, to deepen the projects for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) and explore the opportunities of the Voluntary Carbon Market. During the day, [...]
Dialogue and identification of opportunities for the financing of Amazonian Biobusinesses begins
During the workshops held on March 5 in Puerto Maldonado and Thursday, March 7 in Tarapoto, the technical assistance and financing services for bio-businesses of Profonanpe's EBBF project were presented, together with the framework for the promotion of eco- and bio-businesses of the Ministry of the Environment, and other alternatives and experiences were also presented.
Green Climate Fund approved funding for “Resilient Puna” project”
Through the project “Resilient Puna: Ecosystem-based adaptation for sustainable high Andean communities and landscapes in Peru”, the restoration and conservation of ecosystems above 3500 m asl, which are indispensable for the development of agricultural and livestock activities, will be promoted. Likewise, it will contribute to ensure the provision of water [...].
Environmental financing opportunities in March
At Profonanpe, the Peruvian Environmental Fund, we care about the work of your organization in favor of nature conservation. That is why we share with you some funding and training opportunities that you can apply for in March and that can add to your project to contribute to climate change adaptation, climate change mitigation and adaptation to climate change.
Workshop to launch the Bosque Seco project convened stakeholders to strengthen the management of this ecosystem
From February 12 to 15, the kick-off workshop for the Dry Forest of the Northern Coast of Peru project was held. The purpose of the workshop was to align expectations regarding the objective, scope and results of this initiative, and thus begin its implementation, fostering the systematization of lessons learned and the [...]
Profonanpe and Fondo Naturaleza Chile sign agreement to contribute to strengthening indigenous peoples' participation in climate dialogue
Profonananpe and Fondo Naturaleza Chile have formalized a collaborative agreement as a result of the coordination initiated at the RedLAC 2022 Congress, which highlighted the importance of incorporating indigenous perspectives in the climate dialogue. During the RedLAC 2022 Congress, Profonanpe and Fondo Naturaleza Chile joined efforts to ensure the [...]
High Andean communities prepare to face climate change with an innovative project
Glaciers are melting, rainfall is changing and droughts are intensifying, threatening agriculture, livestock and access to water in high Andean communities. «Resilient Puna» seeks to contribute to reducing this trend through the restoration, conservation and sustainable management of the puna ecosystem. With this project, adaptation measures based on ecosystems will be implemented [...]
Piura, Tumbes, Lambayeque and La Libertad join Peru's Northern Coast Dry Forest Project
Lima, January 2024. In order to strengthen the impact of the «Dry Forest of the Northern Coast of Peru» project, the first working meetings were held with stakeholders actively involved in sustainability and dry forest restoration processes in the regions of Piura, Tumbes, Lambayeque and La Libertad. These meetings [...]
British Embassy and Profonanpe promote dialogue platform on bio-business in Peru
With the aim of discussing and compiling roadmaps and existing initiatives to address the bioeconomy in Peru, on January 30, representatives and specialists from the Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Ministry of Production, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Sernanp, PromPerú, the Amazon Regional Commonwealth, Conservation International, AIDESEP, [...]
Regional governments and communities of Loreto, Ucayali and Junín will actively participate in the conservation of their forests
Lima, January 2024. 2024 is expected to be a key year for the project led by the Ministry of the Environment, as it will seek to initiate the implementation of the annual operational plan. To achieve this, the “Bosques Amazónicos - ASL2” project promoted dialogue with key stakeholders in the regions of Ucayali, Loreto and Junin to strengthen the [...]
More than 4.9 million hectares of the Peruvian Amazon will have climate change mitigation measures in place.
The approval of the budgets designated to begin implementing actions until 2025 took place this Monday, December 18, after the second ordinary session of the board of directors, held on November 7 of this year, in which the plan and the supplementary budget for 2023 were approved.
A project is launched that seeks to restore dry forest ecosystems on the northern coast of Peru.
Piura, December 2023. In order to strengthen the resilience of rural communities in the north of the country in the face of climate change, the “Dry Forest of the Northern Coast of Peru” project was presented, an initiative that seeks to restore and sustainably manage the dry forests of the northern coast of Peru, in the regions of [...]
Profonanpe at COP28: Milestones for climate change adaptation and gender equality
During COP28, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, which took place in Dubai from November 30 to December 12, 2023, Profonanpe, Peru's environmental fund, stood out as a key player in the implementation of innovative environmental initiatives for the conservation of natural resources and the [...]
A revolving seed capital fund for carbon projects will boost the development of nature-based solutions.
As part of our thirtieth anniversary, Profonanpe concluded this year's thematic sessions with a meeting that brought together diverse voices from the public, private and civil society sectors to learn more about the design of a revolving seed capital fund model for the development of projects in the voluntary carbon market.
Achievements, challenges and partnerships: what the CEPF Phase III Investment Mid-Term Evaluation revealed
On November 14, 15, and 16, the Mid-Term Evaluation (MTE) of Phase III of the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) investment was held in the Tropical Andes Hotspot in La Paz. The event brought together 70 project representatives from Peru, Colombia, and Bolivia.
Climbing palm trees: sustainable harvesting of aguaje and unguragui
The Chanchari family welcomes us in the community of Puerto Diaz, on the banks of the Pastaza. It is a small community of a handful of Kichwa families. They work a plot of land of no more than 2 hectares where they grow cassava and other foodstuffs, but especially pineapple, which they sell [...]
Ice in the Amazon: the empowerment of the Kandozi fishermen
Gunter Yandari remembers learning to fish with his father in the oxbow lakes of the Pirumba River basin. Since he was a child, he learned to set up fishing stations and go around the lagoons in search of schools of boquichicos. Fishing, as for most of the members of his community, became his life's work.
30 years of experience serving the environmental sector
In the early 1990s, the discussion on the climate crisis was gaining momentum at the international level and, as part of the process, developing countries were recommended to strengthen their environmental assets through debt swaps. In this context, in Peru, NGOs and members of the civil society were recommending the [...]
Biobusinesses: an opportunity for the sustainable development of the Amazon
On Tuesday, November 21, the third edition of the Thematic Roundtables was held, a meeting in which specialists from the public and private sectors and civil society share their reflections and experience to strengthen the institution's environmental agenda. This event addressed the opportunities and challenges in the implementation of [...]
A Global Operational Plan for Phase 2 of the Joint Declaration of Intent 2021-2025 is being prepared in conjunction with Regional Governments to curb deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon.
In order to build the Global Operational Plan (GOP) of the project “Implementation Plan of Phase 2 DCI updated 2021-2025” to reduce deforestation in the Amazon forests, workshops are being held with representatives of the Regional Governments that make up the Amazon Regional Commonwealth (Amazonas, Huanuco, Loreto, Madre de Dios, San Martin and San Martin).
Cusco: The Environmental Funds Network will channel more investments to protect global biodiversity
The XXV International Congress of the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Environmental Funds (RedLAC 2023), held in Cusco, established a series of new challenges and commitments to mitigate the impacts of climate change at regional and global level. Among them, the search for alliances to promote financial proposals for the mitigation of climate change was highlighted.
A delegation from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) arrived in Peru to assess priorities and opportunities in the management of protected natural areas and conservation projects.
GEF delegation chaired by Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, together with representatives of civil society organizations and implementing agencies In the framework of the XXV Congress RedLAC 2023 Cusco - Peru, Profonanpe received the delegation of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and held a meeting in Lima with implementing agencies and civil society organizations [...]
A mission from the Adaptation Fund arrived in Peru to exchange knowledge on climate change adaptation and mitigation in Huacho and Piura.
This Monday, October 16, Profonanpe received a delegation from the Adaptation Fund, an international entity that supports projects aimed at helping developing countries face the challenges of climate change. The purpose of the visit was to gather valuable information from the project «Adaptation to the Impacts of Climate Change on the Marine Ecosystem [...]
A new fundraising plan will be designed to strengthen the environmental sector.
Specialists from various public and private organizations, representatives of indigenous communities and international cooperation actors joined together in an exchange of knowledge to strengthen Profonanpe's new fundraising plan, which will prioritize crucial actions such as the sustainability of protected areas, water resource management, sustainable agriculture, management of natural resources, and [...]
Environmental financing opportunities in October
At Profonanpe, the Peruvian Environmental Fund, we care about the work of your organization in favor of nature conservation. That is why we share with you some funding and training opportunities that you can apply for in October and that can add to your project to contribute to climate change adaptation, climate change mitigation and adaptation to climate change.
Loreto: Call for Environmental Remediation in the Peruvian Amazon announced
After many years of waiting, the native communities that belong to the Corrientes Basin, in the Loreto region, are closer to recovering those ecosystems that were affected as a result of hydrocarbon activities, since the first call for national and foreign consulting companies has already begun [...]
Agreements, opportunities and experiences: the results of the CEPF National Meeting of Partners and Allies in Peru
Last Thursday, September 14, and Friday, September 15, the city of Moyobamba, in the San Martín region, was the epicenter of the CEPF National Meeting of Partners and Allies in Peru, which brought together representatives of the 12 projects awarded for Peru in Phase III and of a multi-country project, which also includes Bolivia and Colombia.
Profonanpe and the Municipality of Mala sign an agreement to promote sustainable tourism in the district
This Wednesday, September 13, a significant agreement was signed between the Municipality of Mala and Profonanpe, an agreement that establishes collaborative work to promote planned, sustainable and inclusive tourism management in the district of Mala. It is expected that this agreement will benefit the community [...]
Outstanding park rangers and conservationists are honored at the 2023 Carlos Ponce Award
On September 4, the awards ceremony was held once again to recognize those who dedicate their lives to environmental conservation in our country. This award, which takes place once a year, aims not only to recognize the impact of ongoing conservation initiatives, but also to [...]
