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Cajamarca - In a context marked by the increasing effects of climate change, the organism for supervision of forest and wildlife resources (Osinfor) reaffirms its commitment to the sustainable development of the country and presents in Cajamarca the new theme of the forest backpack: forests and climate change. This tool seeks to empower indigenous communities, family farmers and, in general, forest users to adopt practices that contribute to the adaptation and mitigation of climate change from the sustainable management of forests.
The fight against climate change is not only the responsibility of the great international forums, it begins in the territory, in the farm, in the community. Therefore, from the Osinfor, we promote that all our holders implement concrete measures of adaptation and mitigation. The new forest backpack is part of that effort, said William Arellano Olano, head of the Osinfor.
This version of the forest backpack was first implemented in the district of Chirinos, province of San Ignacio, where more than 20 coffee producers and students of technological institutes were trained with a participatory, visual and intercultural methodology. Through mobile and dynamic images in a franelograph, participants understood how their daily activities can reduce pressure on forests and contribute to mitigate the impacts of climate change.
Also, at the National University of Jaen, 14 facilitators were trained among cooperative technicians, representatives of indigenous organizations and outstanding university students, who will be multiplier agents and replicate the tool in more communities.
A practical guide to face climate change from the forest
The new forest backpack addresses issues such as the value of ecosystem services, the role of agroforestry systems in carbon capture and the importance of carbon markets as a mechanism to promote sustainable and informed decisions. It also promotes the understanding of how to conserve forests and avoid sanctions for their misuse.
This approach takes on special relevance in areas with assignment contracts in use for agroforestry systems (CUSAF), where farmers take advantage of the forest legally while maintaining a part of their forest coverage. The Osinfor has found that, in the CUSAF, more than 80% of holders already apply good practices such as soil conservation and diversification of crops such as coffee and cocoa with forest species.
A collective creation for inclusive climatic action
The new forest backpack was cooked with the Amazonian BLF Andes project of the United Kingdom, with the technical support of Practical Action, in close collaboration with the Inter -Ethnic Association of Development of the Peruvian Jungle (AIDESEP), in a process that lasted more than ten months. This work included validations with regional governments and indigenous organizations to ensure their cultural relevance.
We get together for something in common: to arrive in a simple, comprehensive and intercultural way to communities to strengthen climate governance, said Iliana Perez Melendez, executive of the Subdirectorate of Development of the Osinfor capacities.
With this initiative, the Osinfor reaffirms that forests are not only key to conserving biodiversity, but also a living tool to deal with the climatic crisis, from the hands of those who inhabit and take care of them.
