The coastal wetlands in Lima is home to the largest human population in the country and is the second largest desert city in the world.
Project description
The project seeks to strengthen and promote participatory processes of planning and management of the wetlands of the central coast, designing and developing strategies for generating local capacities, articulation of actors, promotion of education and environmental communication, and the sustainable use of resources, in the framework of a solidarity economy.
FOCUS
Wetlands are highly valued by local actors, their conservation is part of a sustainable local and regional development strategy, as a biological corridor is integrated into a free and comprehensive educational proposal and economic dynamics through ecotourism and high quality crafts.
EXPECTED RESULTS
Strengthen the planning and management capacities of local governments for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands, promote environmental education and communication actions and implement infrastructure and equipment works.
DELIVERABLE
It is desired to implement a biological corridor monitoring system, categorize wetlands as ANP and conserve them, create ecotourism guides, train artisans, generate an alternative energy unit and rehabilitate channels.
