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This handbook provides basic reference information on colombia including its geography. Colombia has seen an alarming surge in deforestation after the leftwing rebels relinquished control over vast areas of the country as a part of a. Colombia loses 2,000 km 2 of forest annually to deforestation, according to the united nations in 2003. This biodiversity results from colombias varied ecosystemsfrom the rich tropical rainforest to the coastal cloud forests to the open savannas. Feb 22, 2018 colombia aun no logra entender como detener su mayor problema ambiental. National development plan 20142018 resting on three core pillars. Colombia forest information and data according to the u. Deforestation results mainly from logging for timber, smallscale agricultural ranching, mining, development of energy resources such as hydroelectricity, infrastructure, cocaine production, and. From 1849 until 1886, colombia oscillated between a liberal republic. More forest statistics for colombia despite its relatively small size, colombia is the second most biologically diverse country on earth, home to about 10 percent of the worlds species.
Colombias congress ratified the peace accord in november 2016. Colombia encuentra equilibrio entre conservacion y desarrollo. Despite its relatively small size, colombia is the second most biologically diverse country on earth, home to about 10 percent of the worlds species. Deforestation may soar now colombian civil war is over. In total, almost 3 million hectares of forest have been lost in colombia from 2001 to 2015, according to global forest watch.
Proyecto reforestacion en zona ganadera, colombia duration. This has a profound ecological impact in that colombia is extremely rich in biodiversity, with 10% of the worlds species, making it the second most biologically diverse country on earth. Iniciativa en temas agropecuarios e industria alimentaria en colombia. Reforestation project colombia 20152017 guala closures group. The misery in colombia scholars at harvard harvard university. Colombia has a total land area of close to 111 million hectares, but the amount of forested area is still disputed. Deforestation in colombia is mainly targeted at primary rainforest which covers more than 80% of colombia.