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More than 740 high -Andean families strengthen their capacities for sustainable pastures and forest fire prevention in more than 27 thousand hectaresWithin the framework of the initiative Preventing a fire costs less than fighting it and reaffirming its commitment to the conservation of natural heritage and the sustainable development of the high Andean communities, the National Forest and Wildlife Service (Serfor) of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) delivery 450 tools to 10 manufacturing communities of vicunas in Puno, with an investment of 30 thousand soles.
This action is developed as part of the 0068 Budget Program: Reduction of vulnerability and emergency care for disasters, which promotes the construction of infiltration dikes and ditches to reduce risk and prevent forest fires.
The beneficiary communities, holders of Vicunas Management Declarations (DEMA) approved by Serfor, belong to the provinces of Azangaro, Chucuito, Puno and San Antonio de Putina. Together, they protect more than 27 thousand hectares of habitat that houses about 2,000 vicunas, directly benefiting more than 740 families that develop sustainable practices of use of this emblematic species.
The tools delivered - spoon -types, straight shovels, peaks, barrets and wheelbarrows - will be used to implement infiltration ditches, rustic dikes, artisanal and channel cocches, favoring the retention of water and moisture in the pastures. These measures contribute to reducing the risk of fires and droughts, as well as improving vegetation coverage and animal feeding.
The conservation of the vicuna, beyond its ecological and cultural value, represents a real opportunity for economic development for our high Andean communities. Its sustainable use is only possible if we work together: the State, the local authorities and, above all, you, the true guardians of the territory, said the general director of Politics and Forest Competitiveness and Wildlife of the Serfor, Jessica Moscoso Guerrero.
This activity is part of a national strategy to strengthen capacities for risk and emergency prevention, in articulation with local governments, the regional government of Puno and forest and wildlife technical administrations (ATFFS).
Elmer Ventura Flores, Technical Administrator of the Forest and Wildlife Technical Administration of the Puno Serfor Puno points out that the delivery of these tools strengthens the conservation actions carried out by the communities and vicunas management committees in this region to protect this emblematic Silvestre Camelid, which currently registers 110 management statements (SOM) in 11 provinces which benefit from the commercialization of its fiber.
It should be noted that, similar actions will take place in the Cusco region, where on Wednesday, August 13, almost 600 tools will be delivered to 13 communal organizations in the provinces of Canchis, Paucartambo, Chumbivilcas, Acomayo, among others, with an investment exceeding 36 thousand soles.
