Network of Agrobiodiversity Zones and Biocultural Heritage Territories of Peru: Huaran Declaration

This declaration was written by the Network of Agrobiodiversity Zones and Biocultural Heritage Territories of Peru to call for action to implement the International Treaty of Plant Genetic Resources’ provisions on Farmers’ Rights and strengthen  support for Indigenous territories that protect  critical centres of origin and ecosystems in the Andes.

It was addressed to the eleventh meeting of the governing body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA), which took place in Lima, Peru in November 2025.

The declaration calls for: legal recognition of biocultural heritage territories; effective implementation of farmers' rights; direct and unbureaucratic access for Indigenous Peoples to the Treaty Benefit-Sharing Fund; benefit-sharing from digital sequencing and repatriation of genetic diversity; and support for a Global Resilience Network through Agrobiodiversity Zones.