Final impulse project - CEDIA

Duration From July 2018 to June 2022 Full name "Final impulse for the protection of the indigenous territories of the Peruvian Amazon" General objective Close the territorial gaps of the indigenous peoples of the Peruvian Amazon, which will include new community titles, expansions of territory and rectification of boundaries. This project aims to create large spaces for conservation and sustainable management, not only of communal territories, but also of forests or protected areas between rivers, where communities act as a buffer zone. Strategy The capacities of the Regional Government will be strengthened through technical and financial support. CEDIA will renew and expand the cooperation agreements with the regional governments to formalize the commitments and organize the necessary equipment for the diagnosis and legalization of the properties of the prioritized areas. Lines of action 1) Territorial organization, through the legal physical sanitation of more than 200 native and peasant riverside communities. 2) Strengthening the community organization, for all beneficiary communities of the project and the development and implementation of Life Plans for approximately 150 of them. 3) Implementation of natural resource management, as sustainable economic alternatives in the selected communities. Financing Contamos con la entidad cooperante Rainforest Trust Beneficiaries 1) 220 indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon (approximately 190 native communities and 30 peasant communities). 6,102,946 hectares of indigenous territory will be titled in the Peruvian Amazon. 2) Especies en peligro de extinción como el mono araña de vientre blanco, la nutria gigante brasileña y el mono araña de cara negra.

Map of the «Final impulse for the protection of the indigenous territories of the Peruvian Amazon"

Scope of execution Natural region: Southern part of Loreto and throughout the Ucayali region to the foothills of the Andes. Region: Loreto and Ucayali Basins: Ucayali, Napo, southwest of the Amazon, Iquitos Varzea and Solimoes Japurá. Expected results: 1) Diagnóstico de la propiedad y tenencia de la tierra y otros recursos naturales 2) Titulación de 220 comunidades, las cuales abarcan más de 6 millones de hectáreas. De esta manera, se protegerán legalmente los territorios indígenas 3) Protección de especies en peligro de extinción, como el mono araña de vientre blanco, la nutria gigante brasileña y el mono araña negro de cara negra 4) Más de 150 comunidades recibirán apoyo, elaborarán e implementarán sus Planes de Vida 5) Aproximadamente, 12 comunidades seleccionadas elaborarán e implementarán planes de manejo de sus recursos naturales