📋 Tender Overview
These instruments will also allow promoting sustainable investments, including the recovery of more than 500 thousand degraded hectares in the region.The Ministry of the Environment (Minam) and the Regional Government of Cajamarca (GORE Cajamarca), with the support of the FOLUR Project, completed the preparation of the Ecosystem Map and the Map of Degraded Areas in Terrestrial Ecosystems, strategic tools that will strengthen environmental territorial planning and guide sustainable development in said region.
These technical instruments constitute a key advance to improve territorial management, monitor the state of ecosystems, conserve biodiversity and ecosystem services, as well as boost investments aimed at the recovery, conservation and sustainable use of natural resources in Cajamarca.
For his part, the general director of Territorial Planning and Integrated Management of Natural Resources (DGOTGIRN) of Minam, William Llactayo Leon, highlighted that the preparation of both maps was developed through a participatory process that included technical meetings and workshops led by specialists from the DGOTGIRN, with the participation of academia, public entities and representatives of civil society, whose contributions allowed the information generated to be validated and enriched.
Main results
As a result, 13 terrestrial ecosystems, 2 aquatic ecosystems and 6 intervened areas in Cajamarca were identified, also determining their current state of conservation.
Among the most representative ecosystems are the seasonally dry hill and mountain forest, the seasonally dry inter-Andean forest and the Andean scrub, as well as the Yunga ecosystems, which host important biological diversity. Likewise, fragile ecosystems such as moors, wetlands and lagoons are recognized, essential for the provision of water to Cajamarca and other regions of the country.
Likewise, more than 500 thousand degraded hectares were identified in the region, mainly in ecosystems such as the Jalca and the seasonally dry hill and mountain forest, which will allow prioritizing and guiding actions for their recovery.
With this initiative, Minam and Gore Cajamarca consolidate the use of technical tools for decision-making, strengthening territorial planning and promoting sustainable development that contributes to the recovery of degraded areas and the conservation of natural heritage for the benefit of the population.
