Environmental research Management in Peru
espanolEl articulo revisa la situacion de la investigacion ambiental en el Peru a la luz del aumento nacional de presupuesto destinado a la investigacion. Se resaltan las peculiaridades y metodologia cientifica que utilizan las ciencias ambientales y se discuten sus dificultades. Se analiza la estrategia para mejorar la gestion de la investigacion ambiental, sosteniendo la necesidad de poner mayor enfasis en la investigacion ambiental aplicada. Finalmente, se describen los roles institucionales y avances en la materia y se plantean propuestas para la mejora de la gestion. EnglishThe article looks over the situation and management of the environmental research in Peru, with regard to the national politic to increase the budget for research. Moreover, the characteristics and methodology of the environmental sciences research are addressed and its difficulties are discussed. The national efforts and strategy to improve the management of environmental research are analyzed, establishing the need to emphasize efforts in the promotion of applied environmental research. Finally, the institutional roles and progress in the matter are described, and a proposal to improve the environmental research management is presented.