The National Service of Natural Protected Areas by the State (SERNANP) is a specialized technical public agency of the Peruvian State, under the Ministry of the Environment of Peru,[2] responsible for directing and establishing the technical and administrative criteria for the conservation of Peru's Natural Protected Areas (Sistema Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado – SINANPE). SERNANP was created on 13 May 2008, replacing the former National Institute of Natural Resources - INRENA, founded on 27 November 1992 as an agency under the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Irrigation.[3]

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National Service of Natural Protected Areas by the State
Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado (SERNANP)
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Public agency overview
Formed
  • National Institute of Natural Resources (INRENA) November 27, 1992; 31 years ago (1992-11-27)
  • National Service of Natural Protected Areas by the State (SERNANP): May 13, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-05-13)
Preceding Public agency
  • National Institute of Natural Resources
JurisdictionPeru
HeadquartersAv. José Galvez Barrenechea N° 696, San Isidro, Lima
Annual budgetS/116.2 million (FY 2024)[1]
Public agency executive
  • José Carlos Nieto Navarrete, Head
Parent departmentMinistry of Environment
Websitewww.gob.pe/sernanp
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