by KIKE CALVO
This post is the latest in the series Uncover Diverse Colombia by Colombia Photo Expeditions, in which Kike Calvo profiles interesting information, research and thoughts on Colombia for journalism, ecotourism, science, exploration and photography.
The Colombian Caribbean, one of the most biodiverse regions in the world, is facing great challenges in biodiversity conservation due to accelerated ecosystem transformations and the territorial planning required for peacemaking. A recent article explains how the authors conducted a systematic review of 470 documents published between 1990 and 2015 to evaluate the progress of biodiversity and ecosystem services knowledge, identify biases, and define the priorities for research.
They concluded “In the short term, the establishment of protected areas to guarantee the supply of ecosystem services for human well-being, in the middle term, an integrated territorial planning,” said the scientists in their article. “And in the long term, the promotion of the social-ecological systems perspective. Ecosystem services concept reveals the link between biodiversity and human well-being and thus could have the potential to contribute to biodiversity conservation and peace construction in the Caribbean.”
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Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Knowledge in the Colombian Caribbean
Progress and Challenges
Juanita Aldana-Domínguez1, 2, Carlos Montes1, María Martínez2, Nicolás Medina3, Joachim Hahn2, Maritza Duque2
1Social-Ecological Systems Laboratory, Department of Ecology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
2Caribbean Biodiversity Center, Departamento de Química y Biología, Universidad del Norte, Atlántico, Colombia
3Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont Graduate University, CA, USA
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