- Founding member of Interregional Amazonian Council (CIAM) – coordination council of 6 Peruvian regions to strengthen the decentralization process & formulate an inter-regional agenda for sustainable development
- Regional Government promotes a Production-ProtectionInclusion (PPI) approach, which seeks to increase competitiveness & sustainability of regional production
- Over 21% of region designated as Protected Area
- Deforestation decreased 47% with respect to the historical peak (2009)
- Largest producer of rice, coffee, & cacao nationally, promoted using a PPI approach
- ACOPAGRO co-op (one of Peru's largest cacao producers & exporters) is implementing a community reforestation program & deforestation-free production, with NGO support
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Publication year
2019
Authors
David, O.; Suárez de Freitas, G.; Stickler, C.; Luna, P.
Language
English
Keywords
deforestation, livelihoods, food security, sustainable development, policy, climate change
Geographic
Peru
