Implementation of the Forest and Landscape Restoration Mechanism - support to Peru

Project's full title	Implementation of the Forest and Landscape Restoration Mechanism - support to Peru
Introduction	Peru, a megadiverse country, has 58 % forest cover, 95 % in the Amazon. Annual deforestation now exceeds 160 000 ha, driven by crops like coffee, cocoa and palm oil, with 8–9 million ha already lost. About 8 million ha could be restored. Agroforestry traditions persist in the Andes, while the coast has lost 300 000 ha to salinization from rice cultivation.
Country	Peru
Start date	01/01/2016
End date	29/12/2018
Status	Activities Completed
Recipient / Target Areas	Peru
Budget	USD 338 689
Partners	Government partners Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego (MINAGRI) Servicio Nacional Forestal y de Fauna Silvestre (SERFOR) Ministerio del Ambiente (MINAM) Programa de Desarrollo Productivo Agrario Rural (AgroRural) Gobierno Regional de Apurímac (GORE Apurímac) Municipalidad Distrital de Pacucha (MDP) Gobierno Regional de Ucayali (GORE Ucayali) Municipalidad Provincial de Padre Abad (MPPA) Other partners Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria (INIA) Colegio de Ingenieros del Perú (CIP) Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana (IIAP) Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) Soluciones Prácticas (SP) Fundación Peruana para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (Pro-Naturaleza) Universidad ESAN (ESAN) Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental (SPDA) World Resources Institute (WRI) HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation (HELVETAS) Asociación de Exportadores (ADEX)
Beneficiaries	Peruvian Amazon
Activities	Support the process of mapping potential areas for restoration in Peru. Establish appropriate forest and landscape restoration (FLR) actions in two pilot sites with potential for scaling-up. Promote strategic and innovative activities of potential impact for FLR. Complete the process of elaboration, consultation, validation and publication of the Nation Program for Degraded Land Recovery.
Impact	Restoring 3.2 million ha by 2020 2 million ha through commercial plantations 1.2 million ha for protection Reducing by 30 percent the GHG emissions by 2030, of which 70 percent will come from preventing deforestation and new plantation.
Contact	FAO FLRM focal point: Ms Carolina Gallo
More on this topic	This project was funded by the Korean Forest Service (KFS), the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the Federal government of Germany (BMU).