Track: Ecology, Conservation, and Archaeology
Analysis of the Coverage of the National Protected Areas System in Colombia and Definition of Priorities for Conservation Using ArcInfo
Mauricio Castro SchmitzOlga Lucia Hernandez , German Andrade
The purpose of this investigation is to find the best alternatives for the conservation of priority areas and the efficacy of such alternatives in Colombia. There are about 114 million hectares in the country, only 8 percent of which are legally protected. Some of them are located in regions of high human intervention. The first phase of the project has been completed. During this phase, the contacts to obtain the information were carried out. Also, the homogenization of it is in ArcInfo. The second phase is underway in which the identification of such areas outside national parks, the analysis of real conservation possibilities, the review of bibliography, and the processing of information in ARC GRID are being performed. The results of this research will be the essential tool that will allow the national government to diagnose the strategies for the National Protected Areas System and to adjust it according to the weaknesses identified.
Mauricio Castro Schmitz
World Wildlife Fund, Inc.
Carrera 10 #1-28 San Antonio
Santiago de Cali, VALLE DEL CAUCA
COLOMBIA SUR AMERICA
Telephone: 57(9)2 8881517
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E-mail: mauricio@wwf.org.co