Study Area 5 2 3 4 1 9 6 7 8 Communities’ list 1. La Union 2. Yerbas Buenas 3. Monte los Olivos 4. Pueblo Libre 5. Naranjal 6. Cunchuri 7. CCNN Puerto Belén 8. CCNN Caco Macaya 9. CCNN Junin Pablo 1 6 9 7 8
CC.NN. Junín Pablo Location: Masisea District Access from Pucallpa: 8 hours by private boat, 15 hours by public boat.
CC.NN. Junín Pablo Foundation: Approx 57 years old Number of Families: Approx. 200
Productive Activities Main activities Agriculture (household consumption, commercial) Gathering and sale of bijao’s leaves Fishing for sale Logging Handicraft (women) and seeds Day labour inside or outside of the community Complementary activities - Cattle Livestock (household consumption) Wild fruits gathering for household consumption - Business (grocery store)
Main crops Household consumption: Commercial: Bijao’s leaves Cassava Plantain Maize Commercial: Bijao’s leaves
Land use and type Area Soil type Land use Highland Sandy soil Agriculture Lowland Sandy-clay soil
Interventions Regional Government-> ACR (Area de Conservacion Regional). 2005-2008. AIDER (Asociación para la investigación y Desarrollo Integral) -> bijao’s leaves project and support to the local logging company. 2006-2012. PRODUCE (Ministerio de la Producción): project for protection and reproduction of endangered species (paiche –Arapaima gigas-, taricaya –Podocnemis sp.- and vaca marina –Trichechus sp.-). GIZ (German cooperation) Ucayali Regional Government to improve the local fishing activity.
Conflicts related to natural resources Lost of the natural resources governance due to the creation of the conservation area (ACR). Conflict with mestizos families that invaded their territory (6 hectars for cattle) 20 years ago.