📋 Tender Overview
The project seeks to identify causes of the deterioration of urban water bodies and propose sustainable solutions for the Peruvian Amazon.The Peruvian Amazon Research Institute (IIAP), an entity attached to the Ministry of Environment, has started in March 2025 the multidisciplinary project Evaluation of the impact of the final disposal of domestic waste on biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems around the big cities of the Peruvian Amazon, which will be developed in Loreto and Ucayali.
The project aims to identify the main deterioration factors in urban water bodies, through a scientific approach that allows proposing sustainable solutions to protect natural resources and improve the quality of life in the Peruvian Amazon.
This study responds to the growing concern for the environmental impacts of the inadequate disposal of domestic solid waste in urban areas, where open -pit dumps and the lack of integral management represent a direct threat to aquatic ecosystems.
In cities such as Iquitos and Pucallpa, disorderly urban growth has increased the generation of waste, many of which end in areas without adequate infrastructure, being dragged by rains towards rivers, streams and cochas. This has caused alterations in the quality of water and biodiversity, also affecting communities that depend on these ecosystems.
The project contemplates the physical, chemical and biological characterization of water bodies close to waste disposal areas, evaluating parameters such as contaminant concentration, species composition and degree of ecological deterioration. In Iquitos, field work has been initiated in 17 collection sites, and in Pucallpa, in 8 points. Information will be key to identifying pressure factors on aquatic environments and guiding mitigation strategies at the local and regional level.
