The governments of Germany, Brazil, Mexico, Paraguay, Costa Rica, and Peru announced progress in the protection of pollinating insects during the second Regional Steering Committee meeting of the Poli-LAC project.
In Peru, fundamental milestones for biodiversity and sustainable agriculture were reported, such as the work to promote two conservation agreements in the Oxapampa-Asháninka-Yánesha Biosphere Reserve (BIOAY), where the Poli-LAC project is being developed.
This is the result of coordinated work between the Ministry of the Environment (MINAM), GIZ, and Profonanpe.
Technical and territorial leadership at BIOAY
On behalf of the Ministry of the Environment, the Deputy Minister for Strategic Development of Natural Resources, Romina Caminada, presented the progress made based on technical reports compiled by Profonanpe, an implementing partner of the Poli-LAC project, in the Oxapampa-Asháninka-Yánesha Biosphere Reserve (BIOAY).
She highlighted the successful selection of pilot sites and the validation of Pollinator-Friendly Practices (PAP) in coffee, avocado, and passion fruit crops, aimed at habitat conservation at the landscape scale. She also reported on progress in the proposed municipal ordinance in Oxapampa, which seeks to protect the ecosystem service of pollination.
The Poli-LAC project promotes the conservation of pollinators such as bees. Photo: Profonanpe
Easy-to-use financial mechanisms
Claudia Godfrey, Director of Innovation and Strategic Management at Profonanpe, highlighted the institution’s key commitment: to promote the integration of pollinator-friendly criteria and practices into Profonanpe’s financial mechanisms.
This approach will allow pollinator conservation actions to be mainstreamed across the country’s portfolio of environmental projects, ensuring that biodiversity protection is a component of profitability and resilience for the productive sector.
