📋 Tender Overview
Native communities are strategic allies and the first line of action in defense of forest and wildlife heritageJointly, the National Forestry and Wildlife Service (Serfor), of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation, and the Regional Government of Loreto through the Sub-Management of Forestry and Wildlife Control and Surveillance (Gerfor), strengthened the capacities of 20 native communities of the Napo River basin, in Loreto in order to contribute to the custody and defense of their forests.
The training, which was aimed at the Forestry and Wildlife Control and Surveillance Committees (Ccvffs) made up of the communities, also had the participation of the Forestry and Wildlife Resources Supervision Agency (Osinfor), as the supervisory authority of enabling titles.
Rudy Tapia Ruiz, director of the Serfor Forest and Wildlife Heritage Management Control Directorate, indicated that native communities are strategic allies and constitute the first line of action in the defense of forestry and wildlife heritage.
Through this strengthening and technical assistance, native communities can recognize that there are unauthorized actions within their communal territory and identify risks to the different ecosystems and immediately inform the competent authority for action, said Tapia Ruiz.
This work was carried out during the months of October and November, and was part of the work carried out by the Regional Forest and Wildlife Control and Surveillance Board (Mrcvffs) of Loreto.
The training carried out was homogeneous and standardized, and was based on the following topics, functions and responsibilities of the Ccvffs, current forestry and wildlife regulations, identification of infractions and risk situations, procedures and tools for community patrol, filling out forms and reporting incidents, operational security measures during field activities, among others.
The training program had the technical support of the PROFONANPE - DCI cooperation and allowed the advancement and strengthening of the National Control and Surveillance System (SNCVFFS), coordinated by Serfor.
The institutions involved reaffirmed their commitment to continue supporting community surveillance, regulatory compliance and sustainable management of forest and wildlife resources in Loreto.
