📋 Tender Overview
They receive recognition as Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (OMEC).(Lima, December 29, 2025).- The Agrobiodiversity Zones (ZABD) of Ccollasuyo and Marcapata-Ccollana in Cusco, as well as Andenes de Cuyocuyo in Puno, recognized by the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (MIDAGRI), have been reported as Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (OMEC), becoming a regional reference in the articulation between biodiversity conservation, food security and sustainable management of agrobiodiversity, in coherence with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the 30x30 global goal of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
The recognition of these ZABDs as OMEC has been possible thanks to coordinated work with the Ministry of the Environment (MINAM), as well as with the valuable support of international cooperation, in particular from the German Agency for International Cooperation - GIZ and the Wildlife Conservation Society - WCS.
This important advance positions Peru as a regional benchmark in the articulation between biodiversity conservation, food security and sustainable management of agrobiodiversity, in coherence with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the 30x30 global goal of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
The ZABD recognized by MIDAGRI stand out for their community governance, in situ conservation of agricultural genetic resources, traditional knowledge and sustainable productive practices, key elements that meet the international criteria to be considered OMEC and that reinforce the role of indigenous peoples as strategic actors in the conservation of biodiversity.
The INIA reaffirms its commitment to continue promoting Agrobiodiversity Zones as key instruments of public policy, strengthening their national and international recognition, and contributing to sustainable rural development, resilience to climate change and the conservation of the countrys biological diversity.
