{"id":44420,"date":"2025-05-19T15:28:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T20:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.profonanpe.org.pe\/?p=44420"},"modified":"2025-05-19T15:28:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T20:28:47","slug":"amazonas-prepares-to-prevent-forest-fires-with-practical-workshops-and-sustainable-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.profonanpe.org.pe\/en\/amazonas-se-prepara-para-prevenir-incendios-forestales-con-talleres-practicos-y-soluciones-sostenibles\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazonas prepares to prevent forest fires with practical workshops and sustainable solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Photo: Amazonas Regional Environmental Authority<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to address one of the greatest environmental and social threats in the Amazon region, the National Forestry and Wildlife Service (SERFOR) and the Regional Government of Amazonas held a capacity-building workshop on forest fires as part of the actions of the Regional Forestry and Wildlife Control and Surveillance Board, which is supported by Profonanpe through the financial mechanism of the Joint Declaration of Intent (JIU).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The workshops, held on May 7 and 8, brought together more than 30 participants, including public servants, community leaders and civil society representatives, who strengthened their capacities to prevent and respond to forest fires through sustainable alternatives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>A problem that requires immediate action<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forest fires are a recurring problem in the country: in 2024 alone, 41,146 hectares of vegetation cover and 11,644 hectares of crops were reported lost nationwide, according to INDECI. In light of this situation, the Government published Supreme Decree No. 097-2024-PCM, which declares a state of emergency in the districts of Amazonas, San Martin and Ucayali, demonstrating the urgency of implementing preventive strategies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-44427 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.profonanpe.org.pe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Taller-incendios-forestales-Amazonas-02-2-1024x632.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"494\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Practical organizational workshop on forest fire prevention, May 8, 2025 (Photo: Amazonas Regional Environmental Authority).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Preventive actions and response to forest fires<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The workshop combined technical presentations with field demonstrations led by SERFOR specialists to meet the following objectives:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To inform about alternatives for not burning in the high Andean zone and in the Amazon.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Identify and promote the responsibility and participation of local stakeholders.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contribute to the strengthening of inter-institutional groups and\/or committees.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participants received theoretical and practical training on alternatives to stubble and pasture burning, such as the use of agricultural residues to produce food with biofertilizers and the implementation of agroforestry systems. They were also trained in the organization of brigades for first response to forest fires and in the proper use of tools and personal protection equipment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participants are expected to apply the knowledge and skills acquired to develop forest fire prevention actions in their communities, thus contributing to the protection of the environment and the well-being of the population of Amazonas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-44422 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.profonanpe.org.pe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Taller-incendios-forestales-Amazonas-21-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Workshop for the prevention of forest fires, May 7, 2025 (Photo: Amazonas Regional Environmental Authority)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>About the Joint Declaration of Intent (JIU) - Phase 2<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Joint Declaration of Intent is a voluntary cooperation agreement signed by the governments of Peru, Norway and Germany in 2014 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. In the addendum signed for the period 2021-2025, the United Kingdom joined.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ICD is led by the Ministry of the Environment and executed by Profonanpe as the financial mechanism, with the participation of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation, through SERFOR; the Ministry of Culture; the regional governments of San Martin, Huanuco, Ucayali, Loreto, Amazonas and Madre de Dios; and the indigenous organizations AIDESEP, CONAP and ANECAP. It is also financed by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.profonanpe.org.pe\/bosqueseco\/\"><b>here<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foto: Autoridad Regional Ambiental de Amazonas &nbsp; Con el objetivo de enfrentar una de las mayores amenazas ambientales y sociales de la regi\u00f3n Amazonas, el Servicio Nacional Forestal y de Fauna Silvestre (SERFOR) y el Gobierno Regional de Amazonas realizaron un taller de fortalecimiento de capacidades ante incendios forestales.Esta actividad forma parte de las acciones [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44421,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,3,6,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-9","category-nota-de-prensa-declaracion-conjunta","category-noticias","category-publicaciones"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.profonanpe.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.profonanpe.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.profonanpe.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.profonanpe.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.profonanpe.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44420"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/web.profonanpe.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44420\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.profonanpe.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.profonanpe.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.profonanpe.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.profonanpe.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}