Analysis of the overlap between the map of agricultural land and areas of biodiversity importance in 10 peruvian departments

Abstract

Food security requires statistical systems that allow them to produce adequate agricultural and rural information, in that sense, the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation - MIDAGRI, published on December 21, 2020, the Ministerial Resolution 0322-2020-MIDAGRI, in it alludes to the FAO strategy mentioning the need to link the economic, social and environmental dimensions to monitor land use. In this article, the linkage of the economic and environmental dimensions is preliminarily analyzed in 10 departments of Peru, superimposing the National Map of Agricultural Surface, published by MIDAGRI on the areas of importance for biodiversity. The Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool - IBAT was used as a source of information, which brings together various categories related to areas of importance for biodiversity. The result of the analysis showed that in the 10 departments evaluated, the agricultural surface overlaps with RAMSAR and AZE areas by 7% and 5%, respectively; KBA, IBA, Biosphere Reserves and fragile ecosystems have values of less than 5%. Finally, it is concluded that it is necessary to carry out the analysis in the remaining departments of Peru to obtain an estimate at the national level.out the analysis in the remaining departments of Peru to obtain an estimate at the national level.