📋 Tender Overview
In 2025, technological equipment, infrastructure and furniture were acquired for 11 regional governments and specialists were trained in the use of the Geobosques platform.The Peruvian Government strengthens its commitment to the protection of our forests at the national level. Along these lines, the Forests Program promoted by the Ministry of the Environment (Minam) made a cumulative investment of S/ 6198,502.77 in technological equipment, infrastructure and furniture during 2025 for 11 regional governments, with the objective of strengthening forest monitoring and the use of information in decision-making.
This initiative will allow better management of natural resources in said localities, added to the training that was provided to a total of 447 specialists and technicians from the different directorates of local governments in the use of Geoforests and the ARCGIS geographic information software.
On the other hand, the program promoted the recognition of 94 Community Vigilance Committees, whose members (2,179 community members) were also trained in forestry legislation, environmental crimes, protection of human rights defenders, among others.
More than 78 million hectares of forests monitored
Using satellite images, the program permanently monitors more than 78 million hectares of Amazonian forests to determine the state of their conservation. This information is freely accessible through the Geobosques platform. At the end of the year, there were 6,280 users of this platform who received early warnings of forest loss in their areas of interest every 15 days.
Emissions reduction
During 2025, thanks to conservation incentives and the work of native communities that ensured the conservation of their forests, it was possible to avoid the emission into the environment of 331,605 tons of carbon (tCO2e), which is equivalent to S/ 33,425,763 in carbon credits, in favor of Peru and its citizens (social price of carbon in Peru: US$ 30 for each ton of CO2).
Likewise, during the following months, 30 certified titles will be delivered to the native communities of the provinces of Lamas and Moyobamba (San Martin), and the province of Alto Amazonas (Loreto); as well as the training and equipment of 55 Control and Surveillance Committees of native communities in the province of Atalaya (Ucayali).
