Los procesos de remoción en masa (PRM) es uno de los peligros naturales más importantes, causan graves daños financieros, pérdida de vidas en distintas regiones del país y del mundo, en Amazonas, en los últimos años se han presentado diversos informes de alto perfil de PRM en las redes viales nacionales y locales y cuencas, estos eventos varían en tamaño y magnitud, los daños y fallas en infraestructuras viales, pueden causar lesiones hasta la muerte. Usando la tecnología RS (Sensor remoto) y SIG (Sistema de información geográfica), se estudió el tramo vial Pedro Ruiz – Cocahuayco. Con la finalidad de estimar los niveles de riesgo de PRM. Adoptando el AHP (Proceso de jerarquía analítica), se seleccionaron ocho variables de evaluación que incluyen: geología, geomorfología, fisiografía, pendiente, cubertura vegetal, hidrología, sismicidad del terreno y precipitación...

Meteorological observations play a major role in land management; thus, it is vital to properly plan the monitoring network of weather stations (WS). This study, therefore, selected ‘highly suitable’ sites with the objective of replanning the WS network in Amazonas, NW Peru. A set of 11 selection criteria for WS sites were identified and mapped in a Geographic Information System, as well as their importance weights were determined using Analytic Hierarchy Process and experts. A map of the suitability of the territory for WS sites was constructed by weighted superimposition of the criteria maps. On this map, the suitability status of the 20 existing WS sites was then assessed and, if necessary, relocated. New ‘highly suitable’ sites were determined by the Near Analysis method using existing WS (some relocated). The territory suitability map for WS showed that 0.3% (108.55 km2) of ...

Currently, the economic profitability of cocoa is being affected by the increasing incidence of pests, low selling prices, high production costs, and the presence of cadmium in cocoa farms, posing a potential risk of crop abandonment. Therefore, the objective of the present research was to evaluate the economic profitability of carbon sequestration of fine-aroma cacao agroforestry systems in Amazonas, Peru, using the economic indicators of NPV, EIRR, and the benefit–cost ratio. For this purpose, 53 small cocoa producers of the APROCAM cooperative were involved, from which data were obtained on the general characteristics of the production system, production and maintenance costs, indirect costs, and administrative costs; in addition, the costs of implementation and maintenance of an environmental services project were calculated to finally make a cash flow projected over 5 years. As pa...

Currently, the economic profitability of cocoa is being affected by the increasing incidence of pests, low selling prices, high production costs, and the presence of cadmium in cocoa farms, posing a potential risk of crop abandonment. Therefore, the objective of the present research was to evaluate the economic profitability of carbon sequestration of fine-aroma cacao agroforestry systems in Amazonas, Peru, using the economic indicators of NPV, EIRR, and the benefit–cost ratio. For this purpose, 53 small cocoa producers of the APROCAM cooperative were involved, from which data were obtained on the general characteristics of the production system, production and maintenance costs, indirect costs, and administrative costs; in addition, the costs of implementation and maintenance of an environmental services project were calculated to finally make a cash flow projected over 5 years. As pa...