The Coalition for Sustainable Production is a multi-stakeholder space for dialogue, engagement and sustainable jurisdictional promotion of deforestation-free value chains, with a special focus on the Peruvian Amazon. It seeks to achieve this objective through the creation of public-private partnerships that mitigate bottlenecks in the tradition towards these sustainable value chains, in a country of 32 million people, of which 25% are employed in the agricultural sector.
Peru has the second largest portion of the Amazon forest after Brazil. The Peruvian Amazon represents 60% of the country, more than any other country. Peru is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, having the largest number of bird species, more than 1,800, and the third largest number of mammals, with more than 450.
The Coalition for Sustainable Production was originally conceived in 2017 within the framework of Expoamazonica, the Peruvian Amazon business fair. In July 2017 2020, the coalition was officially launched through a virtual event, bringing together key decision makers from the national government, regional government, the private sector, civil society organizations, indigenous communities, groups and academia.
The Coalition is supported by the Tropical Forest Alliance (Hosted at the World Economic Forum), which also supports other public-private coalitions in their progress towards transitioning to deforestation-free value chains that positively impact tropical forests around the world.
During the launch event, Paula Carrión, Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, highlighted the government's main role in the fulfillment of international climate commitments and the need for a coordinated and shared approach among stakeholders, indicating thatIn this sense, we have a great responsibility in the sustainable management of natural resources and in the impact they have on the reduction of greenhouse gases.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation joined TFA in January 2019, ratifying the country's leadership in supporting public-private partnerships as solutions for sustainable, deforestation-free agriculture. In December 2019, the Peruvian government increased its climate change commitment target, seeking to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 35% by 2030. With the official launch, with the support of the Peruvian government, now the Coalition for Sustainable Production is in a position to play an important role in achieving this goal.
On the other hand, during the launching event, the private sector shared advances in the transition process towards sustainable business models. One of these companies was Grupo Palmas, which presented its progress in oil palm production, including the development of a sustainability policy, which are a starting point for the production of raw material, as well as the completion of studies of conservation areas and high carbon storage.
"The main challenge is to have a shared vision of what we understand about sustainable production and forest protection," adds Sandra Doig, Sustainability Manager of the Palmas Group.
Prashat Jalan, President of Olam Peru, the leading agro-industrial food supplier, shared the pillars of its sustainability strategy in producer welfare, prosperous crop management and community and territory improvement, which translate into economic opportunities while providing sustainability and addressing climate change.
Civil society organizations representing indigenous peoples are an important actor for the coalition's dialogue table, as they can provide their perspective based on a development based on ancestral knowledge that balances social relations between our communities and the rest of the country. In this space, Shuar Velázquez of the Indigenous Chamber of Commerce, shared proposals such as the creation of an Indigenous Bank and a certification seal provided by these communities.
Through this rich dialogue and the sharing of experiences, the Coalition fulfills its objective of making visible and supporting proposals for deforestation-free development. In order to accelerate and scale up its strategic plan, the Coalition has initiated an active and coordinated agenda at the value chain and territorial level. To this end, cocoa and Amazonian fruit groups have been formed to promote sectoral commitments and actions for forest conservation, as well as the identification of territorial units to promote models of sustainable jurisdictions.
Your organization can be part of the Coalition
The Coalition is open to new members who are committed to sustainable production in Peru. For more information on joining see the contact section.
Members of the Coalition's executive committee.
- Laura Avellaneda (Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, LAVELLANEDA@MINAGRI.GOB.PE)
- Patricia Patrón (Ministry of Environment, PPATRON@MINAM.GOB.PE)
- Ada Lis Rosell (Solidaridad, ADALIS.ROSELL@SOLIDARIDADNETWORK.ORG)
- Dennis Armas (from National Forest and Wildlife Service, DARMAS@SERFOR.GOB.PE)
