Let’s become Chiribiquete Guardians
National Natural Parks of Colombia invites nationals and foreigners to join the conservation of this Natural and Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This 2018 brought two excellent news for Natural National Parks of Colombia, the denomination by UNESCO of the Serranía de Chiribiquete Natural National Park as a World Natural and Cultural Heritage of Humanity, and the expansion of the protected area. Media, individuals and organizations are increasingly interested in Chiribiquete, and of course there are many who would like to […]
Tayrona Park will take a vacation from vacations #BreatheTayrona
With the purpose of giving a break to the Tayrona National Natural Park and allowing the restoration of the different ecosystems that inhabit this protected area, in one of the driest times of the year, from next January 28, 2019 and until the 28th of February of the same year, the Tayrona Park will close its doors to the entrance of visitors. This rest is given thanks to the request of the four indigenous peoples of the Sierra Nevada de […]
Parque Nacional Natural Cocuy reopens its doors to visitors
From this Thursday April 6 on, visitors and ecotourism service providers will be able to perform recreation and contemplation activities inside the protected area. Bogota, April 2 2017. –U’wa´s community and Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia agreed the temporary reopening of the Parque Nacional Natural el Cocuy to the visitors and ecotourism service providers, as well as the implementation of an environmental impact study, which should be presented during the following 6 months. The agreement was the result of the […]
The Colombian Orinoco Region Seeks the Establishment of Environmental Conservation Areas
Considering the importance of establishing environmental conservation zones in the Colombian Orinoco region, Parques Nacionales Naturales participated in a meeting that the Roundtable on Wetlands of Casanare conducted with the objective of declaring new regional areas on strategic ecosystems (such as the morichal) in the municipalities of Paz de Ariporo and Hato Corozal. Corporinoquia, Parques Nacionales Naturales, the government of Casanare, the municipality of Paz de Ariporo and the Incoder participated as an inter-institutional work group in the meeting of […]
Colombia and the United States Sign a Memorandum of Understanding to Protect the Amazon Jungle Region
Through USAID, the United States has supported 134 productive development projects in Caquetá Bogotá, D.C. 16 June 2015 (MADS) As part of the government’s efforts to stop deforestation in the Colombian Amazon jungle, the minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Gabriel Vallejo López, signed today a “Memorandum of Understanding” with the United States Agency for International Development – USAID, which reinforces cooperation bonds, centering its efforts on the generation of sustainable development alternatives for the region. The Ministry of Environment […]
Chingaza National Natural Park Participated in the First Campesino (Peasant Farmer) Assembly for the Protection of the Andean Bear
In the framework of implementation of the regional program for the conservation of the Andean bear, Chingaza National Natural Park participated in the First Campesino Assembly “Little bear, where do you come from”, with the community of Choachi, Cundinamarca. The Assembly’s objective was to reach youth and adults in the community to explain to them the importance of conservation and protection of this species, which is in danger of extinction, and at the same time to teach them what to […]
