Protection of ecosystem services through their integration into regional development strategies in the Orinoquia - TONINA
Project leader
Employees involved
Duration
2018 − 2022
Funding agency
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)
Budget UFZ
299,984€
Project partners
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH (coordinator)
- Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
- UFZ
- Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (Colombia)
- Ministry of the Environment Colombia (Colombia)
Short summary
The ecosystems of the Orinoco river basin in Colombia are vital to the prosperity and economic development of the Orinoquía region as a result of their biodiversity and abundance of water. This riverine landscape provides clean water and fertile soils, binds carbon and thus helps to mitigate climate change. It also protects against flooding and drought. Development plans for the region provide for the expansion and intensification of agriculture. In this context, it is important that ecosystems are preserved and protected – otherwise the ecological stability of the region would be at risk, which would in turn have an impact on the economic development the country aspires to achieve.
Role of UFZ
Assessing ecosystem services and identifying opportunities for policy instruments at regional and local level in the Orinoquia, Colombia.
Publications
Muñoz Escobar, M., Rodriguez Castañeda, C., Tibavija Cipagauta, R., Rode, J. (2021). Aprovechando los beneficios de la naturaleza. Guía para el desarrollo de instrumentos políticos y financieros para territorios sostenibles. Bogotá: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, GIZ & Helmholtz Zentrum für Umwelt Forschung, UFZ, ISBN: 978-3-944280-23-3.GIZ (2020), Beneficios de la Naturaleza en la Altillanura - Opportunidades de acción para su protección y aprovechamiento sostenible, GIZ Colombia y UFZ, Bogotá.