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Minam launched Natural Heritage initiative of Peru Andes to restore ecosystems and protect water sources in Cajamarca, La Libertad, Ancash, Apurimac and Cusco; together with local communities.The Ministry of Environment (Minam) will execute a project that seeks to strengthen the protection of Andean forests, bofedales and moors, as well as strengthen the resilience and adaptation ability to the climate change of the rural communities of Cajamarca, La Libertad, Ancash, Apurimac and Cusco.
Among the sectorial interventions, which are carried out as part of the nationally determined contribution (NDC), the reforestation of ecosystems with native species, the sustainable management of grazing and the installation of cochas in six protected natural areas and their damping areas such as national sanctuaries Tabaconas Namballe, Calipuy and Ampay; the Calipuy National Reserve, the Huascaran National Park; and the historical sanctuary Machupicchu.
With this initiative, the prioritized measures in the water, agriculture and forests sectors established in the National Adaptation Plan and the National Strategy against Climate Change to 2050 can be met. Three conservation areas in the intervened regions will also be reinforced, through the articulation between the National Service of Native Areas Protected by the State (SERNANP) with the regional governments and local communities.
As a megadiverse country, with living cultures and traditional knowledge, we have a unique opportunity to lead a climatic action adapted to our reality and based on own solutions to protect our ecosystems, livelihoods and communities of the effects of climate change, said the general director of climate change and desertification of the Minam, Berioska Quispe.
In addition to the Sernanp, the forests of the Minam, the National Institute for Glacier Research and Mountain Ecosystems (INAIGEM), the National Forest and Wildlife Service (Serfor) of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation will participate. The financing comes from the adaptation fund and executed by Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation Peru, with the implementation of Profonanpe.
Initiatives such as this bring us closer to a resilient development model where each adaptation action improves the living conditions of our populations, strengthening the capabilities of the State to respond in a timely, decentralized and articulated way, he said. Then, he indicated that this is part of the natural heritage initiative of Peru Andes.
