📋 Tender Overview
In the Peruvian Amazon, the forests - BPS project promotes a new form of sustainable, inclusive and legal development. Take care of the forest and improve the quality of life, go hand in hand.The project seeks to improve the production and productivity of natural forests. It has a comprehensive approach that promotes legal access to forest resources, sustainable forest management and impulse in transformation with added value, which connects producers with responsible markets. This proposal represents a strategic commitment of the Peruvian State to conserve ecosystems, reduce deforestation and illegal logging.
Loreto: formalization and technical assistance
Currently, in Loreto, technical support is provided in the formalization of the file for the creation of forest and wildlife management units (UGFFS), which seeks to improve the services of forest authority to forest users, for more efficient and sustainable management. In addition, the project contributed to the evaluation of 12 files of requests for communities and concessions for forest exploitation in the province of Maynas, which allows the authority to evaluate more quickly, unlock processes and contribute to the increase in surface with forest management in a shorter time. It also provides technical assistance to the Native Community of Pucayacu to obtain a wooden use permit.
Ucayali: Situational analysis of forest concessions
In Ucayali, we work on a situational analysis of forest concessions in order to implement an abbreviated procedure for the granting of these concessions for timber purposes. In collaboration with the Regional Forest and Wildlife Management (Gerffs), of the Regional Government of Ucayali, technical assistance is provided for the granting of sustainable use permits of forest resources in 5 native communities of Colonel Portillo and Atalaya.
In addition, the GERFFS Management Instruments, such as the Process Manual, Organization and Functions Regulation, Organization and Function Manual, position profile manual, personnel assignment chart, which will strengthen the organization and operation of UGFFS and Technical Units of Community Forest Management (UTMFC).
Mother of God: Concessions and Institutional Strengthening
In Madre de Dios, support is provided to the Regional Forestry Authority and Wildlife for the granting of timber forest concessions in permanent production forests, through abbreviated procedure. It is also in process of the update of management instruments such as the procedure manual and position profile manual, which will allow clear planning and operational efficiency, thus strengthening institutional management.
Junin and Pasco: Technical Assistance and Forest Permits
In Junin and Pasco, the project provides technical assistance to the native communities, the eight sonsing of Opokiari, Puerto Davis and Puerto Nuevo de Opokiari to facilitate the obtaining of forest exploitation permits, in coordination with the Forest and Wild Fauna Technical Administrations. This action is essential to ensure that communities can access resources legally and sustainably, promoting their economic and social development.
Common actions in all regions
In addition to the specific advances by region, the Forest Project works a situational diagnosis of the Strategic Control Posts (PCE), in order to advance the implementation of the PCE prioritized with infrastructure, furniture, computer equipment and connectivity necessary for the efficient implementation of the SNIFF control module. Joint plans are being prepared with forest and productive CITES to strengthen the capacities of different users, in themes related to the management and use of reduced impact, generation of added value of the timber and non -timber forest resource, and certifications. These actions seek to improve forest management capacity and the application of forest regulations.
Conclusion
The BPS forests project is an initiative that develops a new way of understanding and taking advantage of the forest: legal, technical, participatory and sustainable. Advances in formalization, permits, institutional strengthening and technical assistance reflect a real commitment to the Amazon regions and their communities.
