📋 Tender Overview
Bambu prevents the deterioration of the quality of the water resources of the Abujao and Ucayali rivers, which facilitates the purification of drinking water.The native community of Santa Rosa del Tamaya Tipishca has been planting bamboo in order to protect the riverside forests, reduce soil erosion and contribute to improving the quality of the drinking water that supplies the city of Pucallpa.
This effort is part of the remuneration mechanisms for water ecosystem services (Merese-h) that the community signed with the company Emapacop S.A., responsible for the execution of the project and for which the National Superintendency of Sanitation Services (Sunass) provides technical assistance.
The use of bamboo is a natural and sustainable solution to control soil erosion, especially in riparian areas. This species helps reduce sediment carryover into the rivers during rains and prevent the deterioration of the water quality of the Abujao and Ucayali rivers. Thus, it is facilitated to make it drinkable in treatment plants, reduce operating costs and improve the efficiency of drinking water.
Merese-h
In addition to the installation of 1,000 bamboo seedlings, other actions stand out such as the implementation of an automatic hydrometric station for monitoring variables linked to the quantity and quality of the water resource, as well as the construction of infrastructure for the proper management of solid waste in the community.
The Merese-h are mechanisms promoted by Sunass that allow financing actions for the conservation and recovery of key ecosystems, such as forests and hydrographic basins, essential to guarantee the sustainability of drinking water in cities.
Through these mechanisms, agreements are established between the EPS and the communities located in the high areas of the basins, channeling economic resources towards sustainable practices that protect water sources and generate shared benefits.
