📋 Tender Overview
The Regional Government of Loreto (Gorel), through the Regional General Management, headed the second multisectoral coordination meeting with the aim of addressing the growing environmental problem generated by the drag of solid waste in the Yavari and Amazon rivers, a situation that seriously affects the river ecosystem shared with the Federative Republic of Brazil.
The meeting, was attended by the Regional General Manager, the Regional Manager of the Environment, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Deconcentrated Directorate of Iquitos, of the Health Sector, as well as municipal authorities of Yavari and Cabalococha. During the session, the impacts of this environmental situation in the border area were evaluated, especially in the town of Iceland, Mariscal Ramon Castilla province.
During the meeting the commitments assumed in the first session were reaffirmed and the joint lines were consolidated to mitigate the effects of solid waste discharge, which affect both Peruvian territory and the Brazilian city of Benjamin Constant.
Among the main agreements achieved: the strengthening of articulated work between the sectors involved. The organization of an upcoming binational meeting with the participation of local authorities from Peru and Brazil. The realization of a joint technical visit to the affected area. The evaluation of intervention alternatives for proper management of waste at the border.
Gorel reaffirms its commitment to lead coordinated actions that contribute to the protection of the environment and well -being of the confrontable communities.
