A group of civil society organizations has petitioned the head of the Ministry of Agriculture (Minag), Milton Von Hesse, for a more dynamic reform of the forest and wildlife sectors to, as they say, "give it competitiveness and inclusion ".
The petition mentions the status and progress in improving the policy and institutional framework of forestry management in the country and specifically recommends:
- the development of a new participatory policy for forestry and wildlife;
- the design and implementation of improved institutional arrangement
and
- a revised Forest Act and Wildlife Act
The petition directed at the Ministry of Agriculture says "We urge your office to strengthen the team of the Forestry and Wildlife (DGFFS), providing dedicated staff necessary for the process, the necessary budget for implementation of activities and the political and institutional support of all Ministries”.
Regarding the proposed draft National Forestry Policy and Wildlife (PNFFS), submitted in December 2012, the organizations asked to expand to 120 days the period for receiving input from the public”.
The group further asked for greater transparency in progress with development of regulations being developed by the National Forestry and Wildlife Agency (SERFOR).
The petition to the Ministry was signed by organizations such as the Peruvian Society for Environmental Law (SPDA), Law Environment and Natural Resources (DAR), Peruvian Society for Ecological Development (SPDE), Proética, Association for the Conservation of the Amazon Basin (ACCA), Center Indigenous Cultures of Peru (Chirapaq), the Centre for Environmental Sustainability Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (CSA-UPCH), amongst others.
Forestry Training Centre in Peru
The Tropical Forest Foundation has launched a fundraising campaign to secure funds to accelerate the development of a training and education centre in Peru.
This centre would focus on how to balance sustainable forest management, demand for wood products, the ecological integrity of the forests and the economic welfare of local communities.
This training centre would, if funds are forthcoming be built in the Amazon region of Madre de Dios an area which has about 350,000 hectares of certified forest.
Export Sawnwood Prices
Peru Sawnwood, FOB Callao Port | US$ per m³ |
Mahogany S&B KD 16%, 1-2'' random lengths (US market) |
1570-1655
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Spanish Cedar KD select | |
North American market
|
958-977
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Mexican market
|
946-965
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Pumaquiro 25-50mm AD Mexican market |
532-586
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Virola 1-2" thick, length 6'-8' KD | |
Grade 1, Mexican market
|
390-421
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Grade 2, Mexican market
|
333-365
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Cumaru 4" thick, 6'-11' length KD | |
Central American market
|
834-849
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Asian market
|
798-871
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Ishpingo (oak) 2" thick, 6'-8' length | |
Spanish market
|
509-549
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Dominican Republic
|
564-573
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Marupa (simarouba) 1", 6-11 length Asian market |
365-389
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Peru Sawnwood, FOB Iquitos |
US$ per m³
|
Spanish Cedar AD Select Mexican market |
887-909
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Virola 1-2" thick, length 6'-13' KD | |
Grade 1, Mexican market
|
399-434
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Grade 2, Mexican market
|
311-347
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Grade 3, Mexican market
|
161-176
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Marupa (simarouba) 1", 6-13 length KD | |
Grade 1, Mexican market
|
258-283
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Domestic Sawnwood Prices |
US$ per m³
|
Mahogany |
867-911
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Virola |
75-106
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Spanish Cedar |
264-305
|
Marupa (simarouba) |
74-87
|
Export Veneer Prices | |
Veneer FOB | US$ per m³ |
Lupuna 3/Btr 2.5mm |
198-223
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Lupuna 2/Btr 4.2mm |
212-222
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Lupuna 3/Btr 1.5mm |
211-221
|
Export Plywood Prices | |
Peru plywood, FOB Callao (Mexican Market) | US$ per m³ |
Copaiba, 2 faces sanded, B/C, 15 x 4 x 8mm |
318-347
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Virola, 2 faces sanded, B/C, 5.2 x 4 x 8mm |
405-413
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Cedar fissilis, 2 faces sanded 4 x 8 x 5.5mm |
750-761
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Lupuna, treated, 2 faces sanded, 5.2 x 4 x 8mm |
363-385
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Lupuna plywood B/C 15 x 4 x 8mm |
366-382
|
B/C 9 x 4 x 8mm |
345-350
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B/C 12 x 4 x 8mm |
350-360
|
B/C 8 x 4 x 15mm |
396-408
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C/C 4 x 8 x 4mm |
384-396
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Lupuna plywood B/C 8 x 4 x 4mm Central Am. |
370-393
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Domestic Plywood Prices | |
Lupuna Plywood, BB/CC, domestic | US$ per m³ |
(Iquitos mills) | |
122 x 244 x 4mm | 444 |
122 x 244 x 6mm | 397 |
122 x 244 x 8mm | 415 |
122 x 244 x 12mm | 399 |
(Pucallpa mills) | |
122 x 244 x 4mm | 463 |
122 x 244 x 6m | 439 |
122 x 244 x 8mm | 430 |
122 x 244 x 12mm | 429 |
Domestic Prices for Other Panel Products | |
Peru, Domestic Particleboard | US$ per m³ |
1.83m x 2.44m x 4mm | 282 |
1.83m x 2.44m x 6mm | 230 |
1.83m x 2.44m x 12mm | 204 |
Export Prices for Added Value Products | |
Peru, strips for parquet | US$ per m³ |
Cabreuva/estoraque KD12% S4S, Asian Market | 1287-1388 |
Cumaru KD, S4S Swedish market | 866-981 |
Asian market | 990-1035 |
Cumaru decking, AD, S4S, E4S, US market | 934-996 |
Pumaquiro KD #1, C&B, Mexican market | 423-511 |
Quinila KD, S4S 2 x 10 x 62cm, Asian market | 477-503 |
2 x 13 x 75cm, Asian market | 708-768 |