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- 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
- 50% of regional area (70% of forests) in indigenous peoples' (IP) (comunidades nativas) lands
- Most crops grown for subsistence, especially in IP (comunidades nativas) areas
- Agriculture & cattle ranching contribute ~35% of regional GDP; coffee & cacao are the only exported crops
- Smallholder farming represents ~90% of agricultural area & supplies food for regional population
- 15% IP population
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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.; Perales, E.; Peteru, S.; Luna, P.; Suárez de Freitas, G.; Luque, C.
Geographic
Peru