Peruvian and British authorities have highlighted the mutual interest that exists between Peru and the United Kingdom to strengthen cooperation ties in matters related to climate change, green finance, forest conservation, sustainable infrastructure, as well as in the field of environmental science and research.
In this sense, the foreign diplomat reiterated the commitment of her Government to collaborate with Peru, within the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding for Climate Action between Minam and the
British Embassy in Lima.
Globally speaking, it will support six landscapes located in different regions of the planet. In South America, the Andean-Amazonian landscape of the Peru-Ecuador border (which includes the Cóndor-Kutukú Conservation Corridor) was selected to become a beneficiary of the fund, considering the great biodiversity and associated natural resources that exist in said ecosystem.
At the meeting, the importance of continuing to work within the framework of the
Climate Action Group and to continue collaborating on the initiative for the creation of the National Botanical Garden, which is projected to be implemented in the future Ciudad Bicentenario (Bicentennial City) in Lima's Ancon district.
Thanks to this effort, the sustainable use of natural resources will be promoted in harmony with indigenous and local communities.
Lastly, Minam recalled that the United Kingdom —within the framework of the
United Nations General Assembly in September 2019— announced the creation of the
Biodiverse Landscapes Fund, as a program aimed at the attention to conservation, poverty reduction, and climate in a range of biologically-diverse transboundary landscapes around the world.