- 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
2018
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
Funders
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB), Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD)
