{"id":35793,"date":"2020-05-08T15:56:38","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T14:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bylandry.com\/envert-v2\/project\/programme-de-preservation-des-forets-seches-colombie\/"},"modified":"2025-12-27T20:57:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T18:57:40","slug":"dry-forest-program-colombia","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/envol-vert.org\/en\/project\/dry-forest-program-colombia\/","title":{"rendered":"Dry Forest Program Colombia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The goal of this program, carried out in the Colombian Caribbean, is to preserve the last dry forests, of which only 8% of the original area remains. Envol Vert works for community-based biodiversity conservation, climate adaptation, and the development of economic alternatives to deforestation.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<\/div>

Today, the Tropical Dry Forest covers only 8% of its original area in Colombia<\/strong>. Threatened by climate change, agriculture, livestock, and mining, it is among the country\u2019s most fragile ecosystems. In the Colombian Caribbean region, where 40% of this forest is concentrated, rural, Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and displaced communities face poverty, land inequality, and the consequences of armed conflict.<\/p>\n

The tropical dry forest is also home to iconic regional species<\/strong>, including the white-headed titi monkey, peccary, and ocelot\u2014threatened species whose survival depends directly on the conservation of this unique ecosystem.<\/p>\n

Since its creation in 2016, this program has been implemented in 5 departments and 7 municipalities of the Caribbean region to promote sustainable production systems and develop economic alternatives to deforestation, engaging over 700 participants and their local associations. Key figures include 18 collective nurseries<\/strong>, the planting of more than 52,000 native trees<\/strong>, over 250 hectares<\/strong> converted to agroforestry and silvopastoral systems, the development and marketing of 5 supply chains and 18 biodiversity-based products, the strengthening of 8 producer associations, and the sensitization of more than 7,000 people<\/strong> through 15 campaigns mobilizing public, private, and civil society actors.<\/p>\n

This work has also led to the development of the solidarity brand Tamand\u00faa<\/strong><\/a>, which promotes forest-derived products and supports a fair local economy.
\nBuilding on its territorial anchoring and achievements, since 2024 the program has refocused on improving knowledge of local biodiversity, community-based conservation and restoration of the remaining tropical dry forests for climate adaptation (soil regeneration, water resources, ecological connectivity), strengthening territorial governance, and scaling up economic alternatives, with a focus on capacity building and autonomy for women, youth, and local associations.<\/p>\n

It is currently active in three strategic intervention areas<\/strong> for the preservation of the last remnants of this emblematic forest and supports 200 participants and 5 producer associations in Ovejas and Toluviejo in the Montes de Mar\u00eda (Sucre Department) and Becerril in the Serran\u00eda del Perij\u00e1 (Cesar Department), combining sustainable local development with environmental justice.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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