IPSI Collaborative Activity Proposal Form
The following form is for use when submitting proposed IPSI Collaborative Activities for consideration by the IPSISteering Committee. See the Collaborative Activity Guidelines on p. 3 for more information.
Please return the completed form to the IPSI Secretariat (isi@unu.edu).
IPSI Collaborative Activities are the activities that shall be undertaken by more than one IPSI member
and constitute an important part of IPSI activities with the purpose of fostering collaboration within theIPSI membership and implementing the IPSI Strategy and Plan of Action. The IPSI Collaborative
Activities shall be developed and implemented with the endorsement of the Steering Committee inaccordance with the Collaborative Activity Guidelines. Resource mobilization for IPSI collaborative
activities shall be the responsibility of the implementing members in principle. – IPSI Operational
Guidelines, Chapter 5.4
Date of Application:

December 3, 2015

Project title:
Guidelines for the Management of Tara (Caesalpinea Spinosa) Plantations with a view to the Rehabilitation ofWaste Lands in the Sub-Humid Tropics of the Coastal Region of Peru [PD 724/13 Rev.1 (F)]Collaborating organizations (IPSI members):（*Please underline the leading organization)
Asociacion Pro Desarrollo Agroindustrial de Camana (APAIC)
International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
Other contributing organization(s) (including IPSI non-members):
Peruvian Forest Service (SERFOR)
Contact:
Name: Takeshi Goto
Job title: Assistant Director, Division of forest Management
Organization: International Tropical Timber Organization
E-mail address: goto@itto.int, leigh@itto.int
Telephone: (8145) 223-1110
Fax: (8145) 223-1111
Address:
International Organizations Center - 5F
Pacifico-Yokohama
1-1-1 Minato-Mirai, Nishi-ku
Yokohama 220-0012, Japan
Expected term (e.g. 1 January 2014 – 31 December 2015):
17 February 2015 – 16 February 2017
IPSI strategic objective(s) addressed (tick all that apply; see p. 3 for more details):
X

1. Increase knowledge and understanding of SEPLS

X

2. Address direct and underlying causes responsible for the decline or loss of SEPLS

X

3. Enhance benefits from SEPLS

X

4. Enhance human, institutional and sustainable financial capacities
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Description of the activity:
Please provide as much information as possible on: Background Activities (including site locations if applicable)
 Expected outcomes Actors and task sharing
 How the activity relates to the IPSI Strategy and IPSI Plan of Action
 Resources, funding Monitoring and reporting
Full project document is attached as a PDF.
This small collaborative activity has derived from project PD 583/10 Rev.1 (F), which was implemented to assess
the feasibility of restoring arid or sub-humid ecosystems in the southern coastal region of Peru and which has
proven to be highly beneficial from an environmental and socioeconomic viewpoint after reforesting 75
hectares with Caesalpinea spinosa in eriaza (waste) lands that previously had no economic or environmental
value.
As a result of the aforementioned phase, it has been possible to develop a new flora and fauna ecosystem ofconsiderable significance and the future outlook of nearly one million hectares in this Peruvian coastal
ecosystem has been improved by contributing not only to the socioeconomic development of the region but
also to carbon sequestration, increasing CO2 storage levels from 0 to an average 8-10 Mt/ha/year. This is fully
consistent with the concepts and strategies of climate change mitigation and rehabilitation of degraded forestlands.
This collaborative activity will be implemented in the Department of Arequipa, Province of Camaná, in Southern
Peru. Given its ecological, environmental and socioeconomic conditions, this region is highly significant andrepresentative of tropical semi-arid or sub-humid areas in Peru, where social, economic and environmental
alternatives need to be adjusted to the shortage of water for both irrigation and human consumption, so as togenerate economic income to help improve the living standards of the rural population. The specific objective of
the collaborative activity is to develop guidelines for SFM and agroforestry systems with a view to therehabilitation of degraded lands in the Peruvian coastal region and develop a technological package that can beused for reforestation with Caesalpinea spinosa and agroforestry systems.
The following outcomes are expected to be produced by the end of the collaborative activity: i) Consolidation oftechnical experiences in the management and competitive production of Tara in the southern coastal region of
Peru through a high productivity module; ii) Development of a technological package for the management of
Tara and associated agroforestry systems; and iii) Guidelines for SFM in Tara plantations and rehabilitation of
degraded and eriaza lands to be applied throughout the coastal region of Peru.
This collaborative activity is consistent with objectives 1, 2 and 3 of the International Partnership for theSatoyama Initiative, IPSI, Plan of Action which point to the need for increased knowledge and understanding ofsocio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SELPS) by making scientific information and traditional
knowledge widely available, addressing the direct and underlying causes responsible for the decline or loss ofbiological and cultural diversity as well as ecological and socio-economic services from SELPS so as to restore
and/or recover them and increasing the sustainable delivery of ecosystem services for human well-being.
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IPSI Collaborative Activity Guidelines
Overview
IPSI Collaborative Activities are activities that are carried out by two or more IPSI member organizations and that
contribute to IPSI’s strategic objectives. Participants may include contributing IPSI non-members also, but at3

least two must be IPSI members. Activities may include research, capacity-building, awareness-raising, on-theground or any other activities that contribute to IPSI’s strategic objectives.
IPSI’s strategic objectives, as identified in the IPSI Strategy, are:
1. Increase knowledge and understanding of SEPLS
2. Address the direct and underlying causes responsible for the decline or loss of biological and cultural
diversity as well as ecological and socio-economic services from SEPLS
3. Enhance benefits from SEPLS
4. Enhance the human, institutional and sustainable financial capacities for the implementation of theSatoyama Initiative
In order to be recognized as an IPSI Collaborative Activity, an activity must be proposed to and endorsed by theIPSI Steering Committee.

Proposal and endorsement procedure
Activities to be considered for recognition as IPSI Collaborative Activities should be proposed to the IPSI
Secretariat using the “IPSI Collaborative Activity Proposal Form” included in this document (p. 1-2). Upon initial
verification, the Secretariat will forward proposals to the IPSI Steering Committee for consideration.

Responsibilities and benefits
Participants in IPSI Collaborative Activities are encouraged to use IPSI’s name and the Satoyama Initiative logo inpromotional and informational materials related to the activity, and to acknowledge IPSI’s support in all outputs.
Collaborating organizations are strongly encouraged to provide the IPSI Secretariat with updates on the progressof IPSI Collaborative Activities on a regular basis or as new information becomes available, to be disseminatedthroughout IPSI’s communications network. The form attached as Annex 1 (p. 4) below may be used for thispurpose.
At the conclusion of an IPSI Collaborative Activity, collaborating organizations are asked to report on the activity
and any outputs and/or outcomes using the form attached as Annex 2 below (p. 5).
It is up to the participants’ discretion which organization will serve as the contact point for the IPSI Secretariat.

Resource mobilization
Organizers of IPSI Collaborative Activities are strongly recommended to secure resources necessary for activities
on through their own means. Collaboration with other IPSI partners and use of an IPSI Collaborative Activity’sendorsement to find funding sources are recommended means of mobilizing resources for IPSI CollaborativeActivities.

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4Annex 1: Progress report for IPSI Collaborative Activity (ongoing)
The following form is for use when reporting progress of an ongoing Collaborative Activity. Please fill out thisform as updates become available and submit to the IPSI Secretariat (isi@unu.edu).
Reporting Date:

June 30th, 2015

Project title:
Guidelines for the Management of Tara (Caesalpinea Spinosa) Plantations with a view to the Rehabilitation ofWaste Lands in the Sub-Humid Tropics of the Coastal Region of Peru [PD 724/13 Rev.1 (F)]
Please provide any relevant information on the activities and any outputs and/or outcomes below:
This collaborative activity derived from project PD 583/10 Rev.1 (F), which was implemented to assess thefeasibility of restoring arid or sub-humid ecosystems in the southern coastal region of Peru and which has
proven to be highly beneficial from an environmental and socioeconomic viewpoint after reforesting 75
hectares with Caesalpinea spinosa in eriaza (waste) lands that previously had no economic or environmentalvalue. As a result of that project phase, it was possible to develop a new flora and fauna ecosystem ofconsiderable significance and the future outlook of nearly one million hectares in this Peruvian coastal
ecosystem has been improved by contributing not only to the socioeconomic development of the region but
also to carbon sequestration, increasing CO2 storage levels from 0 to an average 8-10 Mt/ha/year. This is fully
consistent with the concepts and strategies of climate change mitigation and rehabilitation of degraded forestlands.
This collaborative activity is being implemented in the Province of Camaná, Department of Arequipa, inSouthern Peru. Given its ecological, environmental and socioeconomic conditions, this region is highly significant
and representative of tropical semi-arid or sub-humid areas in Peru, where social, economic and environmental
alternatives need to be adjusted to the shortage of water for both irrigation and human consumption, so as togenerate economic income to help improve the living standards of the rural population. The specific objective of
the project is to develop guidelines for SFM and agroforestry systems with a view to the rehabilitation of
degraded lands in the Peruvian coastal region and develop a technological package that can be used forreforestation with Caesalpinea spinosa and agroforestry systems.
Major outcomes to be achieved upon completion are: i) The consolidation of technical experiences in themanagement and competitive production of Tara in the southern coastal region of Peru through a highproductivity module; ii) The development of a technological package for the management of Tara andassociated agroforestry systems; and iii) Guidelines for SFM in Tara plantations and rehabilitation of degradedand eriaza lands to be applied throughout the coastal region of Peru.
Since inception in February 2015 and in accordance with the collaborative activity’s first progress reportsubmitted in July 2015, progress in implementation can be summarized by major outputs as follows:
Output 1:Establishment of high productivity 30-ha module in agroforestry systems associated with Tara(Caesalpinea spinosa) plantations
30 ha of plots were evaluated and selected: 5 ha at La Joya, 5 at El Pedregal, 10 at Pucchun, and 10Las Lomas de Atiquipa;5

A detailed inventory is currently being carried out at these plots in order to analyse the generalconditions of the plantation or natural forest, the natural ecosystems, biomass, and irrigation andmanagement conditions;
A rapid rural assessment was carried out and a biophysical and socioeconomic baseline developed
based on the former; and10 ha of experimental plantations have been established in Pucchun based on an irrigation systemwith underground water.

Output 2:Technical and socioeconomic information on Tara plantations is currently being systematized.

Output 3:
Development of technological package that may be replicated in other coastal regions of thePeruvian coast

Development of guidelines for the sustainable management of Tara plantations
A draft outline for guidelines is being developed.

The project is on track.

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6Annex 2: Report of conclusion of IPSI Collaborative Activity
The following form is for use in reporting the conclusion of an IPSI Collaborative Activity. Please fill out this form
when the Collaborative Activity is finished and submit to the IPSI Secretariat (isi@unu.edu).
Reporting Date:
Project title:
Actual term (e.g. 1 January 2014 – 31 December 2015):
Please provide a description of the activities and its outputs and/or outcomes below:

Remarks:
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