Entrepreneurs for Cotahuasi

Reduce the gaps in the management of the Cotahuasi Sub-basin Landscape Reserve, directing efforts to reduce the loss of ecosystem services in the headwaters of the Ocoña river basin.

Start :

May 3, 2021

Ending:

December 31, 2023

Financing:

$ 120.000,00

Profonpe's role:

Administrator

Contributing
Entity:

minera ares

Compañía Minera Ares

Compañía Minera Ares belongs to the Hochschild Group, a group that is listed on the London Stock Exchange. Ares operates 3 mines in Ares, Arcata, and Selene in Arequipa and Apumaric, respectively. It also owns a processing plant with a production capacity of 940 tons of ore per day. The company specifically recovers gold with zinc dust, in addition to the concentrated extraction of gold and silver by flotation process. Most of its exports go to the United States, Belgium, and Argentina.

Executing
Entity:

Sernanp

SERNANP

The National Service of Natural Areas Protected by the State-SERNANP is in charge of directing and establishing the technical and administrative criteria for the conservation of Natural Protected Areas-NPAs, and to ensure the maintenance of biological diversity.

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NPA Management Committee of the Cotahuasi Sub-basin Landscape Reserve

NPA Management Committee Cotahuasi Sub-basin Landscape Reserve: Cotahuasi Sub-basin Landscape Reserve is a Natural Protected Area, which aims to conserve the biological, cultural, and landscape diversity of the ecosystem; achieving the harmonious relationship between the economic activities of the population and the natural resources, promoting the sustainable development of the Cotahuasi basin.

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Hochschild Mining

Hochschild Mining: Hochschild Mining plc is a British company based in the operation of gold and silver mining businesses in the Americas.

Location:

Cotahuasi Sub-basin Landscape Reserve

Beneficiary:

The total number of direct benefits is 334.

250 members of the Pampamarca Campesino Community, 84 members of the San José de Luicho Campesino Community, and 5,700 families in the Cotahuasi Sub-basin Landscape Reserve.

Main
achievements

Implementation of a specialized program to strengthen enterprises based on the sustainable use of natural resources in the Cotahuasi Sub-basin Landscape Reserve.

Development of 2 editions of the Entrepreneurs for Cotahuasi contest.

Creation of 03 forest fire departments duly implemented and trained for an efficient response to forest fires.

Updating of management elements of the Cotahuasi Sub-basin Landscape Reserve and its monitoring indicators.

Development of the MARES project, based on solid waste management with Cotahuasi schools.

Logistical support for the annual work plan with an environmental focus, for incorporation in educational institutions.

Continue strengthening the environmental education of the population, working hand in hand with the UGEL and 8 educational institutions in the MARES Program, to promote the efficient management of solid waste management in the educational institutions of the Province of La Unión, with an environmental and sustainable approach.

Implementation of a specialized program to strengthen enterprises based on the sustainable use of natural resources in the Cotahuasi Sub-basin Landscape Reserve.

Development of 2 editions of the Entrepreneurs for Cotahuasi contest.

Creation of 03 forest fire departments duly implemented and trained for an efficient response to forest fires.

Updating of management elements of the Cotahuasi Sub-basin Landscape Reserve and its monitoring indicators.

Development of the MARES project, based on solid waste management with Cotahuasi schools.

Logistical support for the annual work plan with an environmental focus, for incorporation in educational institutions.

Continue strengthening the environmental education of the population, working hand in hand with the UGEL and 8 educational institutions in the MARES Program, to promote the efficient management of solid waste management in the educational institutions of the Province of La Unión, with an environmental and sustainable approach.

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