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Peruvian proposal emphasized a renewed agenda, focused on the protection of the Amazon and the mobilization of resources in the face of climate change.Lima.- At the recent COP30 held in the Brazilian city of Belem do Para, Peru reaffirmed its determination to promote more ambitious, fair and results-based actions to address the causes and impacts of climate change, said the vice minister of Strategic Development of Natural Resources of the Ministry of the Environment (Minam), Romina Caminada Vallejo.
Along these lines, the presentation of substantial advances and results stood out. This reflects that we are a country that not only complies, but also proposes concrete solutions to protect the Amazon, mobilize financing and accelerate climate implementation, he said.
He explained that the update of the climate goals (officially submitted on November 6 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change), establishes the goal of not exceeding 179 million tons of CO2 equivalent by 2035, includes 7 sectoral decarbonization objectives and incorporates new areas such as climate migrations and green jobs; and the National Roadmap for Loss and Damage to 2030.
These goals include the voices of indigenous peoples, civil society, academia, women, youth and the private sector. It is Perus sustainable development agenda towards 2035, he stated.
Forest conservation was the central axis of the Peruvian agenda, since around 60% of our territory is covered by these ecosystems. In addition, 68 million hectares are in the Amazon. In this context, the REDD+ Project and the Jurisdictional Indigenous REDD+ Program stand out, which recognizes the conservation of 7 million hectares of the Amazon by indigenous peoples.
The vice minister expressed that the Country Package strategy seeks to channel financing towards conservation, restoration and sustainable development in the territory. This instrument, worked with six Amazonian regional governments, has a first commitment of $6 million from the Canadian government, which will be channeled through UNDP.
Peru also expressed its support for the Tropical Forests Forever Fund (TFFF), an initiative led by Brazil and launched at the COP Leaders Summit. This financial mechanism, once operationalized, hopes to generate annual payments to countries with tropical forests of up to $4 per hectare of conserved forest, allocating 20% of those resources to indigenous peoples.
Our country, due to having high forest cover and low deforestation, has high potential to access this scheme, complementary to REDD+ projects, once it comes into operation.
In this global forum, progress was also shown on the Peru Carbon Footprint tool, which today has more than 2,600 registered organizations. Of that group, around 150 have already reduced their footprint. Another momentous advance is the implementation of the National Registry of Mitigation Measures (Renami), which will allow greenhouse gas reductions to be managed and transfers authorized under Article 6 of the Paris agreement.
We are complying, investing and proposing solutions to keep 1.5 degC alive. But we cannot do it alone. The action must be joint and the financing urgent, he stressed.
