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IMAPI
seeks to become the NGO with technical capacities for a broader
representation of society, and to raise the awareness among
the different stakeholders about the importance of preserving
the natural and cultural resources of the Historic Sanctuary
of Machu Picchu and the Region of Cusco. It also seeks
to highlight the importance of developing economic activities
in a sustainable way, with the intention to implement stronger
measures for its conservation and build constituencies (building
consensus among stakeholders) that will help in the conservation
of biodiversity of the region. Making “things work” at the
HSMP will establish an excellent precedent for other
areas, a necessary model of inter-institutional and multi-stakeholder
success that is badly needed given the complex inter-institutional
and inter-sectoral conflicts present in other areas of the
corridor.
IMAPI’s
activities mainly focus in the Historic Sanctuary of Machu
Picchu and the buffer zones initially Sanctuary as well
as the population with productive capacities within the region
of Cusco. These buffer areas encompass rural populations
found inside the borders of the Sanctuary along the Cusichaca
and Aobamba rivers as well as the population (migrant &
resident) of the village of Machu Picchu Pueblo and its areas
of influence.
IMAPI
has designed several projects and programs that are being
presented for funding to international cooperation institutions
and NGO’s whose implementation will
be based upon financial support. These are pilot demonstration
projects that show examples of ecologically, economically,
and socially sustainable methods to recover the natural ecological
and cultural characteristics of the area. These will include
the promotion of initiatives that enhance historic land use
patterns that are based on the ancient cultural values of
the inhabitants of the area, maximizing the conservation of
indigenous knowledge about sustainable biodiversity use, and
with the support and participation of universities and other
research centers.
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