Supporting the development of national and regional REDD+ frameworks in Peru
Speakers:
Eduardo Durand: General Director of Climate Change, Desertification and Water Resources, Ministry of Environment, Peru
John Musinsky: Senior Director, Conservation International
Milagros Sandoval: Environmental Policy Coordinator, Conservation International Peru
This event will showcase on our work, with local partners, in supporting the development of REDD+ in Peru at both the national and regional level. We will present our methods, processes and results used to consolidate REDD+ in the San Martin region, including development of a near real-time forest monitoring system.
The Alto Mayo River in northern Peru passes through the Andean forest on its way to the Amazon basin. Illegal land-clearing within the upper elevation areas of the watershed threatens the Alto Mayo Protected Forest, which contains habitat for many unique species. Over the past three years, CI has initiated the design and implementation of REDD+ activities in the Upper Alto Mayo watershed of San Martin as part of its forest carbon and Conservation Stewards Program portfolio. We recently secured the support of the Walt Disney Company for long-term compensation of the REDD+ initiative. Additionally, the government of Norway is providing investments for national REDD+ readiness. These initiatives aim to demonstrate the effectiveness of the REDD+ mechanism to Peru's national government.
Organiser:
Conservation International (CI)
Ms. Kate Hanford
khanford [at] conservation.org
+1 720 2013704
