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Minister Juan Carlos Castro highlighted the hard work done by the staff before forest fires.Lima.- The Minister of the Environment, Juan Carlos Castro, announced that his sector is preparing a proposal to improve the remunerative scale of the grades working in the different protected natural areas of the country.
In that sense, he said that, in coordination with the National Service of Natural Areas Protected by the State (Sernanp), a proposal for Supreme Decree is being done to formalize this sector initiative. It is expected to be approved in July this year.
During the annual meeting of protected natural areas 2025, this morning, he reaffirmed the commitment of the Ministry of Environment (Minam) to reinforce the work of forest firemen, who are responsible for preventing, intervening and controlling the fires that occur in the protected natural areas (ANP) or in their damping areas, with the mission of protecting biodiversity and the integrity of the population that inhabits those spaces.
In that context, he pointed out that July of this year there will be 600 forest firemen and that in 2026 it is expected to reach 800. This seeks to improve the sectorial response capacity to this type of emergencies.
After referring to the forest fires registered last year, he highlighted the work of the 400 forest firemen who attended that type of accidents inside the ANP.
He highlighted the work of the rangers, who are in the front line to protect and retain those natural resources.
