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Lima is the seat of the first meeting of the Amazon Network of Forest Authorities (RAFO) that brings together the OTCA member countries.The National Forest and Wild Fauna Service (Serfor) of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) participates in the first meeting of the Amazon Network of Forestry Authorities (RAFO), organized by the Permanent Secretariat of the Organization of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty (SP/OTCA) and which is held in Lima from July 8 to 11 in Lima.
The creation of the Amazon Network of Forestry Authorities (RAFO) is based on the commitments assumed by the OTCA member countries in the IV Declaration of the Presidents of the States Parties in the Amazon Cooperation Treaty (TCA), adopted in Belem on August 8, 2023, which reaffirms the importance of strengthening the regional mechanisms of cooperation for the conservation and sustainable management of the conservation. Amazon.
In that sense, the forest authorities of Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela, meet in Lima for the I RAFO meeting, as part of the Amazonian dialogues, to the IV Meeting of Presidents, with the main objective approve the rules and parameters of operation of the Amazon Network of Forestry Authorities (RAFO) for approval and formulate the Biannual Work Plan 2025-2027 of said network.
Serfor, as a forestry authority of Peru before the RAFO, identifies this space as a valuable opportunity to strengthen the mechanisms of cooperation and financing that allow promoting strategic initiatives that contribute to sustainable and integral forest management of forests and the implementation of a regional strategy to mitigate deforestation in the Amazon. It is also an auspicious occasion to consolidate the approach with strategic partners of international cooperation, in particular with the delegates of the European Union and the Amazonos+program.
The Rafo will encourage conservation, sustainable forest management and the recovery of native vegetation, with safeguards for biodiversity conservation and the promotion of connectivity of forest landscapes, and local capacities, exchange technological advances, establish sustainable development projects and promote access to financing.
Erasmo Otarola Acevedo, Executive Director of the Serfor, said that from the Serfor we reaffirm our commitment to continue promoting, together with Midagri, a forest agenda that puts in the center the people, the territories and the governance of our forests. aspirations of the communities that inhabit it .
In this context, Peru reaffirmed its commitment to the sustainable management of forests and regional cooperation. Likewise, the SERFOR, in its role of National Forestry and Wildlife Authority, may expose the actions it performs to position itself as a key actor in technical and political cooperation in the Amazon forest agenda; and publicize Perus advances and capabilities in forest governance, control and surveillance, and sustainable forest management.
It is worth mentioning that, in January 2025, the SERFOR expressed the interest that Peru, in its capacity as a member country, is hosting the first meeting of the Network. Accepted the proposal The Serfor the Midagri seeks to position the country as a key actor in the Amazon region that leads strategic initiatives linked to sustainable forest management.
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Through this network, it seeks to optimize forest management and strengthen local capacities through the exchange of knowledge and technological advances. Likewise, the development of sustainable projects is promoted, facilitating access to financing for its execution and guaranteeing a comprehensive approach that combines economic development with environmental conservation.
The 2025-2027 Biannual Work Plan will allow the execution of concrete actions aimed at promoting conservation, improving the territorial planning of forests; Restore native forest ecosystems, promote connectivity in forest landscapes and exchange technological advances.
