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OSINFOR and the Army articulate capabilities to confront illegal activities and strengthen environmental management in the territory.Lime. - Given the national priority of protecting forests, the Forestry and Wildlife Resources Supervision Agency (OSINFOR) and the Peruvian Army (EP) signed an inter-institutional cooperation agreement to strengthen surveillance in difficult-to-access areas and respond more quickly to threats that affect natural resources, such as illegal logging and forest fires.
The signing of this agreement represents a national alliance that allows us to better plan the presence of the State in the territory and work as a single team to protect our forestry and wildlife heritage, which needs us today more than ever, said Williams Arellano Olano, head of OSINFOR, who also highlighted the presence that the Army has throughout the country as a strategic ally to bring State services closer to citizens and promote the sustainable management of forests.
For her part, Colonel EP Gladys Rojas Cangahuala, deputy director of Support for National Development of the Army, reaffirmed the institutional commitment to the protection of natural resources and the fight against illegal activities. The Peruvian Army, faithful to its constitutional mission, ratifies its willingness to articulate efforts, add capabilities and contribute to the strengthening of the supervision actions led by OSINFOR, he indicated.
Commitments for forests
The inter-institutional agreement will be valid for five years and establishes commitments for both institutions to design and implement joint training spaces, aimed at strengthening technical, operational and regulatory capacities related to the management of forestry and wildlife resources. It also contemplates the exchange of information and experiences that contribute to the strengthening of environmental management in the country.
In addition, this alliance will allow planning and executing coordinated interventions in critical areas identified by both institutions, in order to more effectively confront illegal activities that affect forest and wildlife resources.
