The importance of these Andean ecosystems in Peru is reflected on the provision of the hydrological regulation service: the Pacific slope gets the waters from the western side of the Andes mountains, and though it only concentrates 2.18% of the water volume of the country, it is the home of 65.98% of the population of the country (more than 16.3 million people) and it is the area where 80.4% of th. [...] A letter of commitment will also be signed with the municipal authorities, SENAMHI and the Sanitation Service Providers to ensure the support of all parties in the follow-up of the implementation of the monitoring system after the end of the project and thus guarantee the sustainability of the results achieved in this component. [...] This will be achieved through the implementation of conservation and restoration practices in degraded areas of the prioritized protected areas (including buffer zones), the incorporation of the climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction approach in the planning instruments of the selected areas, and the support to the design of the Andean phase of the "Peru-Andean Natural Heritage Init. [...] Nº 083-2018-MINAGRI-SERFOR-DE, as is the case of the pilot project for the restoration of Andean forests in the rural community of Kiuñalla, the preparation of a public investment project profile for the restoration of 1000 hectares of Andean forests in Apurímac, and the implementation project to support the consolidation of MERESE in the Mariño micro- basin in Abancay, Apurímac. [...] The outputs of component N°1 oriented to the implementation of hydrological and deforestation and degradation monitoring systems, and of component N°2 which implies the practice of productive activities that promote the restoration and conservation of ecosystems, will be added to the Andean PdP initiative as part of the actions of management of protected areas and promotion of the sustainable deve.
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