{"id":44346,"date":"2025-05-15T15:01:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T20:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/profonanpe.org.pe\/?p=44346"},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:21:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:21:51","slug":"native-communities-generate-talking-maps-for-the-creation-of-private-conservation-areas-in-the-ucayali-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/profonanpe.org.pe\/en\/comunidades-nativas-generan-mapas-parlantes-para-la-creacion-de-areas-de-conservacion-privada-en-la-region-ucayali\/","title":{"rendered":"Native communities generate talking maps for the creation of Private Conservation Areas in the Ucayali region"},"content":{"rendered":"

Socialization meeting
\n<\/span><\/i>Photo: Carlos Torres - ProPur\u00fas<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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For the past year, the Sawawo Hito 40 and Nueva Bella communities have been promoting the creation of two PCAs to protect their territories and natural resources.<\/b><\/p>\n

The native communities of Sawawo Hito 40 and Nueva Bella (Ucayali) concluded the talking maps phase of their project to create Private Conservation Areas (PCA). Built through a participatory process, these maps allowed them to capture their ancestral knowledge, identify key areas for the subsistence and conservation of biodiversity and other vital elements for their communities.<\/span><\/p>\n

For the past year, Sawawo Hito 40 and Nueva Bella have been promoting the creation of two PCAs to protect their territories and natural resources. The initiative seeks to ensure the protection of 53 thousand hectares of Amazon rainforest, strengthen their sustainable hunting and fishing practices, and preserve access to natural resources for future generations.<\/span><\/p>\n

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After completing the mapping phase, the communities are now working on the legal formalization of the PCAs. In the coming months, a biological study will be carried out to identify the bird species present in this area and, in addition to recording the condition, habitat and species of each bird, will determine the presence of endangered or vulnerable species.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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For the development of the activity, a team of biologists and specialists will use audiovisual equipment to help document the avifauna of the area.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Creation of PCAs and talking maps<\/b><\/p>\n

The talking maps integrate information on sacred sites, traditional hunting and fishing routes, crops, biodiversity areas and other elements vital to the communities. This tool <\/span>reflects its relationship with the territory and guides decision making in environmental management.<\/i><\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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These maps were developed within the framework of the Conserva Aves project.<\/i><\/b>, driven by <\/span>American Bird Conservancy<\/span><\/i> (ABC), <\/span>National Audubon Society<\/span><\/i> (Audubon), <\/span>BirdLife International<\/span><\/i> and RedLAC (Latin American and Caribbean Network of Environmental Funds). Also participating as partners in the ECOAN (Asociaci\u00f3n Ecosistemas Andinos) project are Profonanpe and ProPur\u00fas, with financing from the <\/span>Bezos Earth Fund<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Socialization meeting via Zoom - ProPur\u00fas<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Axes for implementation<\/b><\/p>\n

The creation of the PCAs is led by the Sawawo Hito 40 and Nueva Bella communities, with the technical support of the ProPur\u00fas Association, which has accompanied the biological assessment and territorial planning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To achieve this, the project's objectives have focused on three main axes:<\/span><\/p>\n