A Colombian national park reveals its natural secrets through camera traps
Forty-four camera traps have recorded various species in El Tuparro National Natural Park in Colombia’s Orinoco region, from jaguars and pumas, to deer, tapirs and peccaries, reflecting the park’s healthy ecosystems.
A separate survey also recorded a Guianan white-eared opossum (Didelphis imperfecta), a species never before recorded in Colombia.
The protected area has just turned 40 years old, and although it represents a rare conservation success story, rangers and researchers say it continues to face pressures from fires, sport and commercial fishing, and hunting.
Compounding the problem is the growing human presence in and around the park, as the economic and political crises in neighboring Venezuela drives an influx of people across the border in search of food.
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Páramos at risk: The interconnected threats to a biodiversity hotspot
The pressures of climate change and human land use could lead to the disappearance of unique biodiversity and vital ecological services.
Image Credit: The Bogotá Post
On a recent, pre-pandemic journey to the High Andes of Colombia, I
found myself surrounded by one of the regionâs emblematic species, the
flowering shrubs known locally as
frailejones or âbig monks.â These giant plants, relatives of sunflowers from the
Espeletia genus, mesmerized me, their yellow buds and silvery hairs glistening in the intense, ephemeral sunlight.
Looking out over the vast, rolling landscape, I wondered how such a stunning, incomparable ecosystem can be taken for granted.
Colombian artist highlights indigenous culture
Posted : 2021-04-28 12:50
Updated : 2021-04-28 12:53 Holes in the Wind exhibition, hosted by the Embassy of Colombia to Korea, features works by Colombian artist Carlos Jacanamijoy, whose works embody the spirit of the indigenous Inga people of South America, at KF Gallery in Seoul through June 1. Courtesy of Korea Foundation
By Kwon Mee-yoo
Colombian artist Carlos Jacanamijoy presents his vibrant, abstract works embodying the spirit of the indigenous Inga people of South America at the Holes in the Wind exhibition at the KF Gallery in central Seoul.
The exhibit, held in collaboration between the Korea Foundation and the Embassy of Colombia to Korea, presents the Colombian artist s works in Korea for the first time. It features some 17 works by Jacanamijoy with the largest one reaching up to 10 meters wide.
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Promoting Equality in the Agricultural Sector Published: - Apr 15, 2021
The new professional path that Yanneth Gómez Prada chose two years ago focuses on socializing companies on issues of gender equality.
The Woman Post | María Consuelo Caicedo Toro
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Yanneth Gómez Prada gave a twist to her professional work in agricultural companies to fulfill the dream of sensitizing companies about gender equality. The support of Alejandro Ramírez, her ex-husband, and the driving force that for her are her children, Tomás and Salomón, were decisive.