The Alto Mayo Protected Forest in Peru, established in 1987, spans 182,000 hectares and faces significant deforestation threats due to illegal land use and economic activities. Conservation strategies have been developed to strengthen management and promote sustainable practices through financial mechanisms such as REDD+. A conservation agreement model outlines steps for implementing and monitoring actions to prevent biodiversity loss while ensuring community benefits.

1. Alto Mayo Case Study: Conservation International Peru
Panel : Linking Policy and Practice: Approaches to REDD + Benefit Sharing 2 December 2014 Percy Summers, CI Peru Director of the Sustainable Landscape Partnership for Peru

2. Alto Mayo
Protected Forest

3. The Alto Mayo Protected Forest is part of the National Natural Protected Areas System (SERNANP)
•Created: July 1987
•Location: San Martin Region
•Area: 182,000 ha and 425,405 with buffer zone
•Elevation: 800 to 4000 meters
•Deforestation: one of the highest among NPAs up to 4,528 ha until 2000 – 0.35%/year
•Threats: 1000 families living within the area. Migration. Illegal land traffic and coffee.
•Economy: informal (coffee, cattle, timber and land)

4. Strategies (2009-2012)
a.
Strengthen NPA Management Capacities
b.
Promote sustainable production systems (aligned with NPA objectives) – Conservation Agreements
c.
Financial sustainability through long- term financial mechanisms (including REDD +)
d.
Communications
e.
Integrate into the regional political and development landscape

5. a negotiated exchange of benefits in return for changes in resource use, contingent on verified performance
Conservation Agreement

6. Conservation Agreement
Benefits
Threats to biodiversity
Opportunity
cost
Conservation Agreement Model
Conservation Actions
Examples No poaching No forest clearing Patrolling
Examples Social services Livelihood support Conservation wages
www.conservation.org/csp

7. Implementation
Monitoring
Renegotiation
Project Cycle Toward Sustainability
Design & Negotiation
Step 3
Step 4
Long-term Financing & Management
Step 5
Engagement
Step 2
Feasibility Analysis
Step 1

8. The agreement
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Direct Technical Assistance
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Training & capacity building
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Equipment/Fertilizers
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Efficient cook stoves
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Tree nurseries
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Health campaigns
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Sustainable development poles (outside of the NPA)
Benefits
Conservation actions
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No more deforestation
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No more cutting of secondary growth in slopes > 60%
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Support in controlling further immigration
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Prohibit timber extraction for commercial purposes

11. Thank you!