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Public-private alliance will strengthen environmental management and promote sustainable practices in the cement industry.The Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (MIDAGRI) through the National Forestry and Wildlife Service (SERFOR) and the Association of Cement Producers (ASOCEM) signed an Interinstitutional Cooperation Agreement that establishes a joint work framework aimed at preventing forest fires and reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in cement production, contributing to sustainable development and the protection of forest and wildlife heritage resources, reducing the vulnerability of the population.
The agreement seeks to articulate efforts between the public and private sectors to implement strategic actions that allow forest fires to be sustained by using vegetation waste.
The General Director of Forest and Wildlife Information and Planning of SERFOR, Doris Guardia Yupanqui, highlighted the importance of having strategic information and solid alliances to strengthen the prevention of forest fires. This agreement will allow us to generate and share key information, as well as promote the use of residual biomass, contributing to more efficient and evidence-based preventive management, for the benefit of our forestry heritage and wildlife, he noted.
Along the same lines, the role of the cement industry in preventing forest fires was highlighted from the private sector. The connection is in prevention, through the proper management of forestry waste and the reduction of emissions. The plant waste left after forestry or agricultural activities, if not managed, becomes combustible material that increases the risk of fires. The cement production activity uses kilns that can take advantage of certain vegetation waste with high combustibility. This action contributes to the reduction of CO2 emissions typical of traditional cement production, said the executive president of ASOCEM, Carlos Pomarino Pezzia.
For his part, the executive director of SERFOR, Erasmo Otarola Acevedo, highlighted the value of inter-institutional cooperation and the commitment of the private sector to environmental sustainability. This alliance with ASOCEM reflects how the coordination between the State and the private sector can generate innovative solutions to challenges such as forest fires and climate change, strengthening more responsible production aligned with the protection of forestry and wildlife heritage, he stated.
Finally, both institutions reaffirmed their commitment to active transparency and good management, guaranteeing that joint actions are carried out responsibly and in accordance with the principles of integrity, for the benefit of the environment and citizens.
National Forestry and Wildlife Service (SERFOR)
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