RESUMEN The objective of this plan is the sustainable conservation of the Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus) populations in the Amazon Andean mountains in Colombia, in the Kamsá indigenous territory. This species is clinging to survival due to systematic elimination by 3 anthropogenic threats: Poaching and illegal trafficking; destruction of habitats and climate change. Through this …
SUMMARYMoors are ecoregional ecosystems whose main characteristics are to be between 2,000 and 3,500 meters high. They are generators of water in the water cycle, hence their importance, and their vegetation is adapted to extreme atmospheric conditions. This plan includes a set of strategies to sustainably conserve 144Km2 of Bordoncillo moors of the amazon basin, …
This program aims to restore 14,400 hectares of forests in the Caquetá River basin, which flows into the Amazon River, in Colombia. The Caquetá River valley is inhabited by 4 cities of the Kamsá indigenous community, in the Amazon forests. There are 4 threats to the forests of the basin: 1. Deforestation for agricultural activities …
SUMMARY The Moorland frog (Atelopus pastuso) is a species of amphibian endemic to Colombia, in Kamsá indigenous territory, which inhabits the montane forests and páramos of the western mountain range in the Moorland of Amazon basin, between 2500 and 3500 m (Moorland). Currently, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), this species …
El incendio en la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, no solo dejó la devastación de cerca de 4,000 hectáreas de bosque y un bombero herido, sino que dejó abierta la discusión sobre la ineficiencia del Estado en los mecanismos de prevención. Desde mediados de enero de 2020, hasta principios de marzo de este año, se …
Migration is one of the most conspicuous animal behaviors in nature and the best example of this phenomenon is associated with a large number of species that move synchronously over great distances during a specific time of year and make the return journey. a period of time later (Boyle, 2006). In no other group than …
SUMMARYThe actions provided for in this strategy are applicable for all species of marine fauna, understood as such to all those that reproduce in the sea or coast, of the class birds, mammals, reptiles, including amphibians and terrestrial invertebrates, in addition to marine and continental mammals, focusing mainly on the species: Carey (Eretmochelys imbricata) ; …
Resumen: The distribution range of the Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus) in the Caribbean coast of Colombia covers only the department of Sucre, specifically in the municipalities of El Estor, Livingston, Morales, Los Amates and Puerto Barrios. Five protected areas converge in this space, bodies of fresh water such as Lake Sucre, the Sarstún River, the …
RESUMEThis plan is a pioneer in the conservation of 3 species of sharks: ‘Carcharhinus porosus’, ‘Carcharhinus longimanus’ and ‘Sphyrna lewini’. On the Colombian Atlantic coast, a 58% reduction in the biomass of sharks and rays has been identified between 1970 and 2007 (García et al., 2007). We have registered a progressive decrease over time of …
RESUME This study addresses the marine restoration of 65Km2 of mangrove forests, on the Colombian Atlantic coast. These ecosystems are very complex with multiple ecological functions and high economic value. They are also ecosystems that are subject to various negative impacts, which is causing their disappearance at an annual rate that ranges between 5 and …