The Orinoco savannas, spanning Arauca and Vichada, remain remarkably well-preserved. These landscapes include seasonally flooded and high plain savannas, riparian forests, moriche palm groves, and wetlands. They provide refuge for iconic species such as jaguars, freshwater turtles like the charapa, capybaras, lowland tapirs, and, in protected areas like El Tuparro National Natural Park, reintroduced individuals of the Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius). Other important conservation areas in this region include the Bita River Ramsar Wetland and the Cinaruco National Integrated Management District (DNMI).
Diagnosis
The region is facing degradation processes driven by the expansion of the agricultural frontier and agroindustry, an increase in the frequency of fires, the overexploitation of species for local consumption by communities, and the underrepresentation of its ecosystems within the national system of protected areas.
What we do
We support landscape planning processes and the sustainable growth of productive systems, as well as actions aimed at improving local communities' conditions in relation to biodiversity use. Among our goals is the consolidation of a connection between existing conservation areas and initiatives led by Indigenous territories.
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