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Sernanp was appointed Andean-Amazonian subregional coordinator of RedParques and will lead the technical group of the Kunming-Montreal global framework.Peru, through the National Service of Natural Areas Protected by the State (Sernanp), an organization attached to the Ministry of the Environment, was designated as Andean-Amazonian subregional coordinator of RedParques, one of the main conservation cooperation platforms that links 23 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The designation was made during the session of the RedParques Regional Council, held from March 17 to 20 in Bogota, where Sernanp was also chosen to lead the technical group linked to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
RedParques is a network that promotes technical cooperation between the protected area systems of the region, key to facing challenges such as biodiversity loss and climate change in one of the most diverse territories on the planet.
A strategic role in the regional environmental agenda
With this designation, Peru will assume the coordination of the Andes-Amazon subregion, made up of countries that share one of the most relevant biomes for global climate regulation and biodiversity conservation.
Likewise, he will lead one of the most strategic working groups of the network: the one related to the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, which guides international conservation goals towards 2030.
During the session, National Natural Parks of Colombia was also chosen as the new regional coordinating institution of RedParques, an entity chaired by Luis Olmedo Martinez Zamora.
Agreements and international cooperation
At the meeting, measures aimed at strengthening the governance and operation of the network were approved, including the updating of its internal regulations and the appointment of coordinators for technical groups in tourism, governance, financial sustainability, effective management and marine-coastal ecosystems, groups of which Peru is also an integral part.
Likewise, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between RedParques and the EUROPARC Federation, with the objective of strengthening technical cooperation and the exchange of knowledge between Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe.
Peruvian participation
The Peruvian delegation participated in the sessions of the Regional Council at a technical and political level, consolidating the countrys commitment to the management of its protected natural areas and its presence in regional coordination spaces. In this context, Sernanp was recognized for its trajectory and contribution to RedParques.
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