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The second round of the UN Biodiversity Conference, COP16, concluded on February 28 in Rome, with an agreement to raise the funds needed to protect biodiversity.
Cristina Miranda, environmental policy expert, co-director of the Science and Effective Management of Natural Protected Areas Project in Peru, and professor at the School of Government and Public Policy of the PUCP (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú), participated in the first round of COP16 (CBD COP 16) in Cali, Colombia, last autumn. At the summit, Miranda, who is also an officeholder in IUFRO Division 9 Forest Policy and Economics, stressed the urgency of integrating science into environmental decision-making. In the context of climate crisis, her message resonated strongly: science must be at the heart of conservation.
Miranda co-directs a project on science and effective management of natural protected areas in Peru. Project website. https://gobierno.pucp.edu.pe/noticia-evento/presentacion-del-proyecto-ciencia-y-gestion-efectivo-de-las-areas-naturales-protegidas-en-peru/
The project that she co-directs has the central objective of uniting science and environmental management in Peru. During the three years of this initiative, the aim is to develop a framework for scientific coordination and to generate effective interaction between scientists and government officials for the conservation of protected natural areas, which cover approximately 18% of Peruvian territory. It should be noted that Peru is one of the 20 megadiverse countries in the world.
Further reading: https://puntoedu.pucp.edu.pe/comunidad-pucp/cristina-miranda-cop16-poner-a-la-ciencia-en-el-centro-es-vital-para-la-conservacion/#Ciencia