{"id":1931,"date":"2024-03-21T13:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T18:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/uncategorized\/peru-lost-more-than-146575-hectares-of-amazonian-forests-by-2022\/"},"modified":"2024-10-10T23:40:19","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T04:40:19","slug":"peru-lost-more-than-146575-hectares-of-amazonian-forests-by-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/en\/news\/peru-lost-more-than-146575-hectares-of-amazonian-forests-by-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Peru lost more than 146,575 hectares of Amazonian forests by 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>This figure represents an increase of 6 % over the previous year. The regions of Ucayali, Loreto, Madre de Dios, San Mart\u00edn, Hu\u00e1nuco and Jun\u00edn account for 86 % of deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon. <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lima, March 21, 2024.  <\/strong>A total of 146 575 hectares (ha) of forest were lost in Peru during 2022, representing an increase of 6% over the previous year, according to the latest official report of the National Forest Conservation Program of the Ministry of Environment (Minam) recently published on the Geobosques portal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This amount is equivalent to losing 11 times the district of San Juan de Lurigancho, one of the largest in Lima, or losing 29,315 times the built-up area of the national stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Geobosques portal, the greatest deforestation in 2022 occurred in forest areas smaller than 1 ha or between 1 and 5 ha: 66% of the total. The loss of forest in these areas is associated with small-scale family farming, so strategies and policies aimed at combating deforestation should include technical and financial support and support for small farmers to improve their production practices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In contrast to the last 5 years, during 2022 more than 3000 ha of forest cover were lost in forest areas larger than 500 ha, which is associated with large-scale agriculture, especially related to the increase in industrial oil palm cultivation and the proliferation of cultivation areas of religious groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These figures become relevant on the International Day of Forests to raise awareness of the importance of conserving and protecting our Amazon, as it is home to hundreds of species of flora and fauna, as well as native peoples with ancestral knowledge. In addition, forests help us mitigate the impact of climate change, regulate the water cycle, purify oxygen and provide us with wood, fruits and medicines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"996\" src=\"https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fcds_peru_deforestacion_2022_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fcds_peru_deforestacion_2022_4.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fcds_peru_deforestacion_2022_4-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fcds_peru_deforestacion_2022_4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fcds_peru_deforestacion_2022_4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fcds_peru_deforestacion_2022_4-113x75.jpg 113w, https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fcds_peru_deforestacion_2022_4-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width:767px) 600px, (max-width:1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-id=\"995\" src=\"https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fcds_peru_deforestacion_2022_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fcds_peru_deforestacion_2022_3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fcds_peru_deforestacion_2022_3-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fcds_peru_deforestacion_2022_3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fcds_peru_deforestacion_2022_3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fcds_peru_deforestacion_2022_3-133x75.jpg 133w, https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fcds_peru_deforestacion_2022_3-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width:767px) 600px, (max-width:1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"994\" src=\"https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fcds_peru_deforestacion_2022_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fcds_peru_deforestacion_2022_2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fcds_peru_deforestacion_2022_2-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fcds_peru_deforestacion_2022_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fcds_peru_deforestacion_2022_2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fcds_peru_deforestacion_2022_2-113x75.jpg 113w, https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fcds_peru_deforestacion_2022_2-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width:767px) 600px, (max-width:1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>A total of 146,575 hectares (ha) of forest were lost in Peru in 2022.  <\/strong>Photos: FCDS Peru.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Figures by region<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ucayali is the region that still has the greatest loss of Amazon forest (35 464 ha), followed by Loreto (26 469 ha), Madre de Dios (24 485 ha), San Martin (17 764 ha), Huanuco (15 616 ha) and Junin (7895 ha). These six regions together account for 86 % of deforestation in the Amazon in 2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Likewise, the figures show that Amazonas, San Martin and Loreto are among the regions with the highest increase in deforestation with respect to 2021: 49%, 36% and 33% respectively. This coincides with the expansion of illicit activities such as illegal mining, land trafficking, illicit coca cultivation and drug trafficking in these territories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this regard, the director of the United for Forests initiative of the Foundation for Conservation and Sustainable Development (FCDS Peru), Mariano Castro, said that &#8220;this poor performance of the country on policies and actions to prevent forest loss requires that the various ministries and regional governments review the recently published information and contrast it with the relevance of the policies and actions they have been adopting. This should be done with the participation of social and productive organizations. The well-being and security of the country is at risk due to the loss of our forests&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Data:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The cumulative forest loss between 2001 and 2022 is 2,921,137 hectares.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>These are the latest official figures recently published by the Peruvian government. The systematized information only covers up to 2022. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The FCDS Peru&#8217;s United for Forests initiative aims to contribute to the reduction and reversal of deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon by improving the performance of policies and actions at both the national and regional levels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lima, March 21, 2024. A total of 146 575 hectares (ha) of forest were lost in Peru during 2022, representing an increase of 6% over the<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1688,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[92],"tags":[100,99,97],"class_list":["post-1931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-amazon","tag-deforestation-in-the-amazon","tag-peruvian-amazon"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fcds_peru_deforestacion_2022_1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1931"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1931\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1935,"href":"https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1931\/revisions\/1935"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fcds.org.pe\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}