📋 Tender Overview
The National Inventory of Natural Heritage prepared by the Ministry of the Environment is available to the population.Lima.- Peru is a country privileged by nature, with varied resources in its territory and worldwide it is considered one of the 20 megadiverse countries.
But do we really know how much natural wealth we have and how to use it responsibly? The answer is in the National Inventory of Natural Heritage, prepared by the Ministry of the Environment (Minam), in collaboration with various institutions.
This publication is the main source of information about our riches and brings together strategic data on ecosystems, natural resources, and species of flora and fauna. Through its content, you can learn about its current environmental state and its potential that sustains life and is the engine of national development; and the challenges they face for their effective conservation.
Here you can access information about natural spaces, water resources, forests, flora and fauna; minerals, energy, soils and genetic resources, among other aspects, in order to facilitate their sustainable use for the benefit of people and future generations.
In this inventory, 36 continental ecosystems have been recorded, two marine ecoregions, 75.5 million hectares of forests (almost 60% of the national territory), more than 25,000 species of flora (several that are unique in the world), around 12,000 lagoons and an enormous potential for hydroelectric, solar and wind energy.
Likewise, it shows where the main water sources are, the areas with mining potential and the most valuable areas for their biodiversity.
La informacion es util para autoridades de los tres niveles de gobierno, especialistas, universidades, investigadores, empresas, comunidades y ciudadania en general, para tomar decisiones informadas a partir del conocimiento de como funciona la naturaleza y como puede contribuir al bienestar de las personas y al crecimiento social y economico del pais.
The Inventory is the result of joint work between Minam and the Ministries of Production and Foreign Trade; of Energy and Mines; and Agrarian Development and Irrigation. Sernanp, IIAP and Inaigem also participated, which are technical organizations in the Environment sector; Serfor, Imarpe, Ingemmet, INIA and ANA.
