Recovery of 1,520 ha of Degraded Soils under Agroforestry Systems in 31 Communities on the Right and Left Banks of the Huallaga River, Santa Cruz District, Alto Amazonas Province, Loreto Region

Public investment project aimed at recovering soils degraded by deforestation through the reforestation of 1,520 hectares under agroforestry systems in 31 communities of the district of Santa Cruz (Alto Amazonas, Loreto, Peru), in the Huallaga River basin. It includes the establishment of nurseries and of plantations of native timber species combined with crops such as cocoa, plantain and beans, forestry extension, awareness-raising among the population on natural resource conservation and land-use planning, the formalization and registration of forest plantations, and capacity building for technicians, promoters and producers in agroforestry management and producer association.