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Juan Carlos Castro highlighted the joint work with indigenous communities for forest conservation and emission reduction. The Minister of the Environment, Juan Carlos Castro, met today with the representatives of the Peru Group of Indigenous Peoples, composed of the Anecap, AIDESEP and CONAP organizations, to reinforce the joint actions in the conservation of Amazonian forests.
During the meeting, the importance of joint work with indigenous communities for the protection of the Amazon was highlighted. In this context, the REDD+ Indigenous Jurisdictional program was addressed, which seeks to guide actions towards emission reduction, carbon credits and compliance with national and international commitments.
This initiative contributes to the protection of the Peruvian Amazon, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and the generation of carbon credits. In addition, it adopts an integral approach that covers the conservation of multiple ecosystem benefits and strengthens indigenous governance, recognizing the key role of communities in forest preservation.
To date, this experience has been executed in native communities and communal reserves located in Loreto, Amazonas and Ucayali, in an area of 7 million hectares (approximately 11 % of forests in Peru). From this area, 91 % corresponds to native communities represented by AIDESEP and CONAP, and the remaining 9 % of communal reserves represented by ANECAP.
Representatives of Mercuria Energy Trading also participated in the meeting.
