Información sobre el proyecto/actividad

It is reported that approximately 200,000 ha of forest are being lost annually in the Peruvian Amazon as a result of intense agricultural development pressure and unsustainable forest exploitation systems. This deforestation is not compensated by effective reforestation programmes in disturbed forests. This is in particular the case of the Province of Rioja where almost nothing has been done regarding reforestation.
The objective of the project is to establish the first reforestation guidelines for this area. In this purpose the following main activities will be carried out in cooperation with NFAP, CDR-RIOJA, the Municipality of the Province of Rioja and the Ministry of Agriculture:
- Selection of native species and production of high quality planting stock;
- Establishment, maintenance and management of 200 ha of plantations;
- Enrichment planting and natural regeneration improvement in natural forests;
- Watersheds and forest protection;
- Forestry training and extension;
- Applied forestry research programme development.