FAO South-South Cooperation Gateway

RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE PERUVIAN AMAZON – IIAP

Address
Av. José A. Quiñones km. 2.5 - Apartado Postal 784
Country
Peru
Phone number(s)
+51+65+265515 / +51+65+265516
Areas of expertise
Forestry economics, Forest resources, Natural resources management, Water resources and management
Mandate, main activities of the institution and competencies
  • Mission statement: IIAP's mission is to generate and incorporate knowledge, innovative technologies and ancestral knowledge at the service of societies and ecosystems.
  • Main activities:

• Research Programme for the Use and Conservation of Water Resources (AQUAREC)

• Research Program for integrated forest management and carbon sequestration (PROBOSQUES)

• Research Program on Amazonian Biodiversity (PIBA)

• Research Programme on Climate Change, Land and Environmental Development (PROTERRA)

• Research Program on Sociocultural Diversity and Amazon Economics (SOCIODIVERSIDAD)

• Research Program on Amazonian Biodiversity Information (BIOINFO)

Competencies: Biotech and forestry issues. Research and development.

Summary of the activities during the last two years
  • Provision / supply expertise / knowledge to other countries or institutions::
    • Reforestation, carbon sequestration, land ecosystem management
    • AQUACULTURE AND MANAGEMENT OF WATER RESOURCES ECOSYSTEMS.
  • Type of contribution (material / services / training to other countries or institutions):
    • Research, technology transfer in aquaculture and resource management of water ecosystems
    • Research, technology transfer in forestry, carbon capture and management of land ecosystems.
  • Collaboration with FAO and other institutions and organizations:
  • Dissemination of knowledge: conferences, meetings and publications: workshops, publications, events and presentations. 
Legal status and Government arrangements of the institutions
  • Legal status, particularly with the Government - The institute was created in 1981 during the Political Constitution of Peru of 1970. It is an agency attached to the Ministry of Environment and therefore a public body.
  • Arrangements with the Government: Public Agency.
Potential activities through SSC
  • Potential Methods:

 

  • Sending short-term experts
  • Exchange of experiences
  • In-service training and internships
  • Short duration seminars, courses, and workshops.
  • Studies and Research

 

  • Potential activities:

 

  • Sending short-term experts
  • Exchange of experiences
  • In-service training and internships
  • Short duration seminars, courses, and workshops
  • Studies and Research

 

Name and details of the head of the institution
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