This region spans over 1.6 million hectares across Antioquia, Caldas, Cauca, Huila, Nariño, Tolima, Valle del Cauca, Putumayo, and Quindío. It harbors one of the largest remaining Andean forest tracts in the country and 28% of the páramos.
It is home to large mammals such as the mountain tapir and the Andean bear. The area also includes key national protected areas like Los Nevados, Las Hermosas, and Doña Juana National Parks, which play a strategic role in ensuring connectivity along the Central Andes while providing essential ecosystem services such as food, raw materials, and water supply.
Diagosis
The degradation of natural ecosystems to make way for agriculture is one of the main threats to this landscape. Additional pressures include the extraction of natural resources for illegal trade, the presence of invasive species, and climate change.
What we do
We strengthen connectivity between conservation areas, serving as protection hubs for species, páramos, and Andean forests, which in turn support the provision of essential ecosystem services for local populations.
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