Oseas Barbarán, President of CONAP, and Anton Willems, CEO of Profonanpe.
In order to join efforts and collaborate jointly to address climate change and promote the sustainable development of indigenous peoples, the president of CONAP, Oseas Barbarán, and the CEO of Profonanpe, Anton Willems, signed an agreement through which they commit to engage each other in activities, projects and strategic spaces for the conservation of nature through a sustainable and sustainable model.
The signing of this agreement is an important milestone in the actions for the conservation of nature in both institutions, through which the knowledge and ancestral knowledge of both will be made available for the achievement of common objectives. The agreement therefore establishes that both Profonanpe and CONAP will coordinate efforts to strengthen the capacities of their national, regional and local teams and bases in areas of common interest. To this regard, the president of CONAP, Oseas Barbarán, stated that “with the agreement we will be able to counteract deforestation in those places where the problem is greatest and the indigenous peoples will be able to do so in an organized manner.”
Likewise, through the agreement, they also undertake to promote the management and technical assistance of projects and/or interventions that may be of interest. This agreement will also involve working together to identify and develop fundraising opportunities to which Profonanpe and CONAP can apply as an accredited entity.
“Based on a common spirit, we can succeed in transforming people’s destinies for the better. We are happy to be seen as an ally that joins CONAP’s actions to promote the rights of Amazonian indigenous peoples,” said Willems during the signing ceremony. Finally, the agreement also commits them to participate in activities, projects, events and other strategic dialog spaces that may be organized by both Profonanpe and Conap.
About CONAP
CONAP is a national organization representing the indigenous Amazonian peoples of Peru, with 35 years of institutional life, representing 70 federations and 900 native communities of the Amazon, working to defend their rights, to revalue their cultural identity and disseminate it, the conservation of biodiversity, the sustainable management of forests and to promote and strengthen the good life of indigenous peoples.
