For the first time, producers from Peru's rainforest Madre de Dios region directly exported 25 tons of
harvested in the buffer area belonging to Tambopata National Reserve and Bahuaja Sonene National Park to Italy.
The cargo left from Callao Port to Europe, in order to reach ICAM SPA company's plant, recognized in the chocolate and baking industry on a global scale.
The production of cacao is carried out within the framework of
Project REDD+Tambopata-Bahuaja, which boosts productive initiatives in Madre de Dios region, where 3,730 ha of the reserve have been saved from deforestation.
Within this framework, Environment Minister Lucia Ruiz noted the multi-sectoral effort articulation aimed at repeating these experiences on the sustainable use of Amazon forests.
AIDER Executive Director Jaime Nalvarte,
Serfor Executive Director Alberto Gonzales-Zuñiga, and
Sernanp Head Pedro Gamboa were present during the shipping.