- 1 of 6 Peruvian Amazon regions forming the Interregional Amazonian Council (CIAM) – coordination council to strengthen the decentralization process & formulate an inter-regional agenda for sustainable development
- Highest area of palm oil production in Peru (mostly smallscale), primarily for national markets
- The region is becoming more attractive for private & foreign investment, due to infrastructure improvement, successful examples of small-scale palm production, inter alia
- Community forest management projects with native communities promote timber certification & create market links
- 2nd largest Amazon region & 2nd highest forest cover (~9.4 million ha) in Peru
- Over 8.3 million ha of forests (~86%) in forest management units (natural protected areas, forest & conservation concessions, native community forests, & others)
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Source
C. Stickler et al. (eds.). 2018. The State of Jurisdictional Sustainability
Publisher
Earth Innovation Institute (EII), Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force (GCF)
Publication year
2018
Authors
David, O.; Suárez de Freitas, G.; Luna, P.; Cisneros, N.
Geographic
Peru