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Permanent Multisectoral Commission to Fight Illegal Logging met in Piura.With the aim of strengthening the protection and sustainable management of dry forests in the north of the country, the National Forestry and Wildlife Service (Serfor) of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) participated in the decentralized session of the Permanent Multisectoral Commission to Fight Illegal Logging (CMPLTI), held in Piura.
During two days of work in Lambayeque and Piura, the institutions that make up the Commission analyzed the current situation of dry forests, a strategic ecosystem that covers more than 3.4 million hectares and is distributed mainly in Tumbes, Piura, Lambayeque, Cajamarca and La Libertad.
In the session held in Piura, the members of the CMPLTI agreed to promote actions that allow combating illegal logging, strengthening regulatory protection frameworks and promoting responsible use of resources, in order to position dry forests as a real opportunity for sustainable development for communities in the north of the country.
The Commission - led by Midagri and the Forestry and Wildlife Resources Supervision Agency (Osinfor), and in which Serfor, the National Service of Natural Areas Protected by the State (Sernanp), the Specialized Prosecutors Office for Environmental Matters (FEMA), the National Police of Peru, the General Directorate of Captaincies and Coast Guard (Dicapi), the National Superintendence of Customs and Tax Administration participate (Sunat), and the Ministries of Labor and Defense - reaffirmed their commitment to coordinate articulated actions that contribute to stopping illegal logging and improving the sustainable management of this ecosystem.
Roberto Fernandez Zavaleta, technical administrator of Serfor in Piura, reported that, as part of the decentralized activities, the Commission visited the Santa Catalina de Moza (Morropon) peasant community, recognized for its experience in community forest management, based on the sustainable use of palo santo.
Likewise, the members of the Commission arrived at the Control Post at km 65, in the district of La Matanza, where the transit of forest products and wildlife is monitored. There they were able to see how the traceability and legality of the resources that come from the forest and other ecosystems are verified, as well as review what management documents are used as part of the control and surveillance of this activity.
