III Andean Amazonian Meeting – Pui Pui Protection Forest

The community watchers group of the BPPP ©Envol Vert

On July 12, 2025, Envol Vert participated in the III Andean Amazonian Meeting, held at the Colonia Huanca Population Center, in the buffer zone of the Bosque de protección Pui Pui (BPPP), Chanchamayo province, Junín region.

This event, organized by SERNANP (National Service of Natural Areas Protected by the State) for the third consecutive year, reunited local associations, local authorities, conservation experts, and rural communities (Huanuco, Nueva Florida, Ayte, Colonia Huanca, …) from the Bosques de Neblina Selva Central Biosphere Reserve in Peru.

In addition to discussions on sustainable management strategies, the meeting included cultural activities such as music, dancing, games, workshops, and testimonials about conservation projects. These activities were held as part of the anniversary celebrations for Colonia Huanca..

SERNANP’s mission is to conserve biodiversity in Peru’s protected natural areas, working hand in hand with the surrounding population to ensure sustainable development. It manages the Bosque de protección Pui Pui, an area of 60,000 hectares that combines mountain and jungle landscapes with great biological diversity. It’s a partner of Envol Vert in La Nueva Florida, Pichanaki area.

2025.07.12 The Envol Vert stand with its former participants
(farmers from Nueva Florida and Colonia Huanca) ©Envol Vert

During the event, the Envol Vert team presented the NGO and its new program, “Con Bosque”. They also organized games to raise awareness about agroforestry with coffee and cocoa for producers and offered an environmental education space for children from the different communities, with drawings and a “Memory” game showing the different species of the Bosque de Protección Pui Pui.

Alex Caballero Guillermo, a coffee producer who has been working with Envol Vert for more than five years, shared his experience with the implementation of agroforestry systems on his land and the effects that are already being noticed.

In the afternoon, we exchanged with local authorities on the topic of conservation, particularly on fire risk prevention and the opening of new protected natural areas. The next meeting will take place in the upper areas of the BPPP in 2026.