Lima (EFE).- Peru’s Minister of the Environment, Vladimiro Huaroc, reaffirmed this Friday the commitment of the government of right-wing Keiko Fujimori, who took office on July 28, to the fight against illegal mining in the Peruvian Amazon, an official statement reported.
Huaroc visited the Yarana Surveillance and Control Post, in the Amazon region of Loreto, where he highlighted the work carried out by State institutions to protect the Nanay River basin, one of the tributaries of the Amazon, reported the National Service of Natural Areas Protected by the State (Sernanp).
“As a Government, we are committed to strengthening actions to combat the crimes that threaten our Amazon. We will do so through coordinated work between State institutions and with a greater presence in the territory,” the minister maintained.
Permanent coordination
At the site, located within the Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve, the official pointed out that actions to combat illegal mining and other illicit activities will be strengthened “through joint work and a greater presence in the territory”.
In that sense, he received information about the actions being carried out by the National Police, the Navy, the regional government of Loreto, the Public Ministry, and Sernanp to protect the Nanay River basin.
The minister learned about the operation of the Yarana post, which is considered a strategic point for monitoring the entry of fuel and supplies used by illegal mining in the upper part of the river basin.
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Sernanp remarked that due to the complexity of the territory and the variations in the routes used by criminal organizations, “control actions require permanent coordination between the entities involved.”
In that sense, Huaroc said that Sernanp will have the support of the Ministry of the Environment to strengthen its capabilities and continue protecting protected natural areas.
The Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve protects nearly 58,000 hectares of Amazonian forests and is part of the Nanay River basin where, upstream, the Alto Nanay-Pintuyacu-Chambira Regional Conservation Area is also located.
