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 [...]
Remediation: “It’s an urgent issue”
September, 2021. - On the occasion of its second anniversary, the Mining Innovation Hub of Peru held a special edition of the #CaféHub Environmental Session, a virtual event that brought together experts in environment and sustainability, highlighting the importance of maintaining an ecosystem approach and collaboration to face the challenges of [...]
They declare the aguaje (a type of wild fruit) to be of public necessity and regional interest.
The aguaje fruit is an emblematic symbol of Loreto, and it also has great potential for the economic development of this region and the possibility of being harvested sustainably. Therefore, the approval of an ordinance declaring this fruit a matter of public necessity and regional interest is good news.
