Instituto del Bien Común (IBC)

The Institute for the Common Good (IBC) is a Peruvian non-profit civil association founded in 1998 that works with rural communities to promote the optimal management of common goods, such as communal territories, bodies of water, forests, fisheries and protected natural areas. The health and continuity of the various ecosystems and the livelihood of populations, especially in rural areas of the country, depend on the care and good use of common goods. The IBC works in large landscapes of the Andean, northern and central Amazon, where it develops projects related to territorial ordering and planning, governance for the care of common goods, environmental conservation, sustainable development, respect for the rights and culture of indigenous and non-indigenous populations and scientific and local knowledge. as a whole.