📋 Tender Overview
As part of the process, specialists from the SERFOR Evaluation Directorate evaluate advances and challenges in the implementation of the plan in the Amazonas and San Martin regions.The National Forest and Wild Fauna Service (SERFOR) of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation, within the framework of its mandate on the evaluation of national policies and plans in forestry and wildlife, carried out an evaluation of the National Plan for the Conservation of the threatened orchids of Peru, 2020-2029, a key instrument to safeguard this group of non-timber forest species country.
The evaluation, which is carried out when 5 years of implementation of the plan are completed, aims to identify advances, challenges and opportunities for improvement, in order to strengthen its management and effectiveness.
During the week of June 30 to July 4, specialists from the General Directorate of Forest and Wildlife Knowledge Management, through the SERFOR Evaluation Directorate, made technical visits to the Forest and Wildlife Regional Authorities (ARFFS) of the departments of San Martin and Amazonas. As a result, it was possible to have work meetings to analyze the progress achieved and identify critical obstacles in the implementation of the plan.
As part of an integral methodology, a series of interviews with various key actors were conducted. He highlighted the participation of researchers from the National University Toribio Rodriguez de Mendoza, whose scientific contribution is essential for informed decision making. It was also possible to collect valuable supplies from the regional technical personnel, conservationists, representatives of original communities and users of the forest, allowing to collect direct information from the territories.
The evaluation focused on measuring the effectiveness of the main lines of action of the plan: research, environmental education, institutional strengthening and sustainable habitat management. The findings will be fundamental for continuous improvement and to guide evidence -based decisions.
With this initiative, the SERFOR reaffirms its commitment to articulated public management, which encourages collaboration with regional governments, academy and local communities. In this way, it is sought to ensure that the orchids of Peru are not only protected, but recognized as a key asset for the sustainable development of the country, through sustainable use activities that generate economic benefits to the population involved.
The results of the evaluation will be embodied in a technical report that will serve as an input to optimize future interventions and guarantee a more effective implementation of the plan.
Orchids in Peru
It is estimated that in Peru there are between 2600 and 3000 species in the wild present in the departments of Junin, San Martin, Cusco, Huanuco, Amazonas, Huancavelica, Cajamarca, Madre de Dios, Ayacucho, Lima, La Libertad, Puno, Ucayali and Loreto.
This huge diversity of species, with its range of shapes, sizes, aromas and colors, places them as one of the most complex botanical families to catalog and evaluate. Of the total existing species in the country, 301 are categorized as threatened according to Supreme Decree No. 043-2006-AG. Of these, 62 species are in the Critical In danger category (CR), 19 in the in danger category (EN) and 220 species in the vulnerable category (VU).
In Peru, only the commercialization of copies of orchids reproduced artificially, from nurseries and propagation centers authorized by the SERFOR is allowed.
