• 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
• Highest area of palm oil production in Peru (mostly smallscale), primarily for national markets
• The region is becoming more attractive for private & foreign investment, due to infrastructure improvement, successful examples of small-scale palm production, inter alia
• Community forest management projects with native communities promote timber certification & create market links
• 2nd largest Amazon region & 2nd highest forest cover (~9.4 million ha) in Peru
• Over 8.3 million ha of forests (~86%) in forest management units (natural protected areas, forest & conservation concessions, native community forests, & others)

Authors: David, O.; Suárez de Freitas, G.; Luna, P.; Cisneros, N.

Subjects: deforestation, livelihoods, food security, sustainable development, policy, climate change

Publication type: Factsheet, Publication

Year: 2018