{"id":32136,"date":"2023-12-19T06:34:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T11:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/profonanpe.org.pe\/?p=32136"},"modified":"2024-01-11T09:35:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T14:35:56","slug":"se-lanza-proyecto-que-busca-restaurar-ecosistemas-de-bosque-seco-de-la-costa-norte-del-peru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/profonanpe.org.pe\/en\/se-lanza-proyecto-que-busca-restaurar-ecosistemas-de-bosque-seco-de-la-costa-norte-del-peru\/","title":{"rendered":"A project is launched that seeks to restore dry forest ecosystems on the northern coast of Peru."},"content":{"rendered":"

Piura, December 2023. <\/b>To strengthen the resilience of rural communities in northern Peru to climate change, the "Dry Forest of the North Coast of Peru" project was launched. This initiative aims to restore and sustainably manage the dry forests of the northern coast of Peru, in the regions of Piura, Tumbes, Lambayeque, and La Libertad. While these ecosystems are fundamental for mitigating the effects of climate change, dry forests are also threatened by human activities, which to date have degraded 951,000 tons of this ecosystem in Peru.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The initiative is led by the Ministry of the Environment (MINAM) and will be implemented over a four-year period, with support from the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation and funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF). It has the backing of implementing agencies such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Profonanpe, Peru's environmental fund, acts as an operational partner for the project, thus contributing to strengthening the connectivity and resilience of dry forests.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mariela C\u00e1nepa, Vice Minister of Strategic Development of Natural Resources of the Ministry of the Environment.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe want to continue many of the activities and objectives of projects related to carob tree conservation developed in the north of the country, as well as complement the management of the regional governments involved in the dry forest. Taking a landscape and connectivity perspective will allow us to conserve the biodiversity of this particular forest, which offers a wealth of biodiversity,\u201d highlighted Mariela C\u00e1nepa, Vice Minister of Strategic Development of Natural Resources at the Ministry of the Environment.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Enrique Rom\u00e1n, assistant representative of the FAO in Peru.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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Enrique Rom\u00e1n, FAO Assistant Representative in Peru and leader of the project's implementing agencies, emphasized: \u201cOver the past 35 years, the regions of Piura, La Libertad, Lambayeque, and Tumbes have experienced a loss of more than 298,000 hectares of dry forest, all due to deforestation. Today, through this project, we are joining the effort to combat threats such as deforestation and land degradation. We cannot underestimate the importance of this ecosystem, as it harbors a large number of native species crucial to biodiversity.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Dry Forest project is being announced in a context where the climate crisis is significantly impacting northern Peru. It is estimated that, in 2024, the impacts of El Ni\u00f1o will increase river flows on the northern coast, surpassing unprecedented levels and affecting agricultural production and, consequently, the economic livelihoods of rural communities in this region of the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Omar Corilloclla, Director of Monitoring and Evaluation at Profonanpe.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cGlobally, we are in the midst of a climate crisis, the consequences of which are increasing every day, and therefore it is urgent<\/span>\u201dWe need swift action from all sectors. Efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change are not enough; therefore, we are very optimistic to take on the challenge of announcing this project to conserve and restore the biodiversity of the dry forests on the northern coast of Peru. This is a key action for the national environmental agenda,\u201d highlighted Omar Corilloclla, Director of Monitoring and Evaluation at Profonanpe.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cDry Forests of the North Coast of Peru\u201d has a total budget of USD 65,500,012.42, distributed between the donation from the GEF (USD 7,666,491.00) and the contribution of various national and international entities as counterpart funding (USD 57,833,521.42); it will have a direct, focused intervention area divided into six (6) large corridors that include the presence of Regional Conservation Areas (ACR), managed by the Regional Governments of Piura, Tumbes, Lambayeque and La Libertad; and Protected Natural Areas managed by SERNANP, key actors for the project.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Similarly, it will be executed through four interrelated components:<\/span><\/p>\n