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ESTRATEGIA DE MANEJO EN EL CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO: PARQUE NACIONAL CERROS DE AMOTAPE Y RESERVA NACIONAL DE TUMBES

By Bertha Cecilia Garcia Cienfuegos / 19 January, 2018 - 23:50

La presente investigación realizada en la parte noroccidental de Perú, tiene como objetivo determinar las amenazas y generar las estrategias de manejo para las dos áreas naturales protegidas en estudio (Parque Nacional Cerros de Amotape, Reserva Nacional de Tumbes) que incorporen el componente del cambio climático,implementando todos los esfuerzos necesarios para que los ecosistemas mantengan su resiliencia y que se haga un esfuerzo pro-activo que contribuya a mantener la “materia
prima” de estos importantes ecosistemas.

Legal Framework for Protected Areas: Peru I IUCN

By Heena Ahmed / 1 April, 2017 - 14:36

The Peruvian system of protected areas, developed recently, is still in the process of consolidation.
Forty-eight years after the designation of the first national park in Peru, there are now 63 protected
areas at the national level and 20 regional or private protected areas. However, sustainable and efficient
management is still far from being achieved. At the institutional level, progress is very recent. It was
only in 2008 that protected areas, formerly part of the agriculture ministry portfolio, were placed under

Policy Results from BIOFIN Peru

By Oscar Huertas / 1 February, 2017 - 03:22

Countries often face situations where biodiversity is not positioned on the national agenda and, in that scenario, developing financial mechanisms or mobilizing resources will be much more difficult than when biodiversity is in the mainstream of the country. Safeguarding diverse ecosystems ensures invaluable services essential for sustainable development and improvements in human wellbeing.

Designing The Regional Conservation System For The Cusco Region, Peru

By Israel AragÌ_n / 30 September, 2016 - 02:56

In Cusco, Peru, although there have been initiatives in establishing protected areas (currently 11% of the territory is protected), many fragile ecosystems are yet to be protected. However, many conservation initiatives have been undertaken by players that are not aware of the efforts by other players in many cases undermining the whole cause of nature conservation by creating conflicts.

The Role Of Women In Early REDD+ Implementation: Lessons For Future Generations

By Heena Ahmed / 22 March, 2016 - 15:27

Researchers and practitioners have extensively discussed the potential of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) strategies to help or harm forest-based communities, but less attention has been paid to the gender dimensions of this conservation intervention. Safeguard policies aim to ensure that REDD+ does not harm women, but interventions that do not seek to address gender imbalances at the outset could end up perpetuating them.

Approaches used to evaluate the social impacts of protected areas

By Bertha Cecilia Garcia Cienfuegos / 12 February, 2016 - 01:51

Protected areas are a key strategy in conserving biodiversity, and there is a pressing need to evaluate their social impacts. Though the social impacts of development interventions are widely assessed, the conservation literature is limited and methodological guidance is lacking. Using a systematic literature search, which found 95 relevant studies, the authors assessed the methods used to evaluate the social impacts of protected areas. Mixed methods were used by more than half of the studies.

Reviving their traditions, Peruvian Women Find their Voice

By Christina Supples / 21 December, 2015 - 22:05

Resource from the Conservation International (CI) Blog- Human Nature. Small summary: CI is working with the Awajún people of northern Peru. These women are known for their knowledge of plants as medicines and food which is being eroded by encroachment of the modern world. CI began working with the Awajún community in the village of Shampuyacu in 2012, to assist them to obtain their goal of a forest of their own where they could cultivate and harvest their traditional plants.

Private Sector Contribution To Protected Areas

By Jamison Ervin / 5 November, 2014 - 23:42

Financial mechanisms allow private sector to participate in conservation of biodiversity through corporate responsibility programs and corporate image positioning and complementing the financial sustainability for Protected Areas Systems. Private sector shows an interest in contributing to the development of programs of corporate social responsibility that focus either on social or environmental fields. However, there is still a need for coordination with the National Authorities for Protected Areas.

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