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Minister of the Environment closed the XII National Meeting of ECAS and Communal Reserves, announcing actions to strengthen the conservation and sustainable development of indigenous peoples.With a firm call to continue building a country where conservation is synonymous with well-being, equity and identity, the Minister of the Environment, Miguel Angel Espichan Marinas, closed the XII National Meeting of Executors of Administration Contracts (ECA) and personnel of the Communal Reserves of Peru, a space that brought together indigenous leaders, heads of protected natural areas and representatives of the State to evaluate the progress and challenges of the indigenous co-management model in the country.
For this government of transition and national reconciliation, working with communities is a priority. Our first mission is to open spaces for dialogue and strengthen trust between all actors in the country, especially with indigenous peoples, who are ancestral guardians of biodiversity and essential allies in the conservation of Perus natural heritage, highlighted Minister Espichan.
During the closing, the executive president of the National Service of Natural Areas Protected by the State (Sernanp), Jose Carlos Nieto Navarrete, highlighted that the Communal Reserves, which cover more than five million hectares and group 213 native communities of 25 indigenous peoples, represent a unique model in the world that combines state management with indigenous governance for the conservation of the countrys natural heritage.
Trust between the State and the communities has been the result of years of effort and mutual commitment; building it has cost us a lot, and we cannot take a single step back. That trust is the basis of the model and the key to moving forward. We are convinced that we are on the right path, to conserve putting communities at the center, with work and shared commitment, said Nieto Navarrete.
One of the most relevant announcements was the signing of the first addendum to the Administration Contract of the Ashaninka Communal Reserve, between Sernanp and the ECOASHANINKA Association, which will allow the implementation of remuneration mechanisms for ecosystem services linked to the conservation of carbon, biodiversity and water resources. This initiative opens new sustainable economic opportunities for the Ashaninka communities, strengthening the self-sustainability of the reserve.
Likewise, during the meeting, the keys of two trucks were symbolically handed over to the ECA Tuntanain and Chayu Nain, intended to reinforce economic activities, patrolling, monitoring and communal surveillance in coordination with the Sernanp park ranger personnel.
For his part, Fermin Chimatani Tayori, president of the National Association of Executors of Administration Contracts of Peru (ANECAP), stressed that this model represents a collective victory for indigenous peoples, the result of joint work, trust and commitment to the conservation of the countrys natural heritage.
The Communal Reserves protect our forests, our history, our ancestral knowledge and practices, our way of understanding and living with nature. This meeting renews our strength and commitment to continue caring for the common home that we share, he expressed.
During the three days, representatives of the countrys eleven communal reserves, located in Loreto, Ucayali, Amazonas, Pasco, San Martin, Madre de Dios, Junin and Cusco, exchanged experiences and built a joint agenda aimed at strengthening the financial sustainability of the model.
