The Althelia Climate Fund’s $7 million investment in the Madre de Dios region of Peru aims to support 1,100 farmers on sustainable cocoa production and protect a biodiverse national reserve. It’s a marriage of avoided deforestation and sustainable commodity production that is projected to pay off in more ways than one.
Less than three months ahead of the next round of international climate negotiations, it is still unclear what the potential role of the carbon markets is going to look like in a future agreement or even if carbon markets will be mentioned in the document. But if there is a role for markets, it will be built on the individual climate plans the countries bring to the table.
Indigenous people fighting to preserve their forests continue to face numerous threats, including physical violence. In the latest incident, four Ashaninka leaders from Peru were murdered, apparently by illegal loggers in a revenge killing related to their efforts to defend their forests against illegal encroachment.
Menos de tres meses antes de la próxima ronda de negociaciones internacionales sobre el clima, todavía no está claro cuál es el papel potencial de los mercados de carbono será en futuros acuerdos o incluso si los mercados de carbono se mencionan en el documento. Pero si hay un papel para los mercados, que se […]
A colorful map of Peru’s landscape has been drawn from research assessing the nation’s aboveground carbon stock. The map portrays carbon density with different colors allowing viewers to see the diversity of Peru’s land in a whole new way and also see the value in preserving its ecosystems.
Tras un fuerte trabajo colaborativo entre la Comisiòn de pueblos Andinos Amazónicos y Afroperuanos, Ambiente y Ecología con especialistas del Ministerio del Ambiente (MINAM), el pasado viernes 6 de junio el Congreso de la República aprobó por unanimidad la Ley de Mecanismos de Retribución por Servicios Ambientales. “El primer servicios ecosistémico que el MINAM […]
Six years in the making, Peru’s new Ecosystem Services Law passed on Thursday, providing a comprehensive legal framework for the sticky issue of payments for ecosystem services (PES). It is one of the most advanced pieces of legislation of its type, but had been stuck in committee for five years. Here is the latest from Lima.
Aproximadamente el 60 por ciento del territorio del Perú está cubierto de bosques, principalmente en la Amazonia. Los grupos indígenas, los ribereños, los recolectores de castaña y los agricultores colonos, todos ellos dependen en distinto grado de estos bosques y se relacionan de diversa manera con las cadenas de valor y los mercados forestales. Este […]
Cuando el Estado Peruano promulgó la Ley de Modernización de los Servicios de Saneamiento a fines del 2013, se presentó una oportunidad para superar el difícil acceso de los ciudadanos al agua potable a través del uso de la herramienta de retribución por servicios ecosistémicos. Para muchos, ésta opción no solo aseguraría la conservación de […]
Today is Earth Day, and Peru, which wil host this year’s climate talks, is marking the occasion by hosting the 20th Katoomba Meeting from Tuesday through Friday. The meeting will focus on the interplay between climate, forests, and water, with speakers including luminaries like Brazil’s Marina Silva and Peru’s Manuel Pulgar-Vidal.