Environmental liabilities in Colombia: A critical review of current status and challenges for a megadiverse country

Rodríguez-Zapata, María Alejandra; Agudelo, César Augusto Ruiz

doi:10.1016/j.envc.2021.100377

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“…Colombia is one of the world’s four most bioculturally diverse countries, established by a countries’ number of languages, religions, and ethnic groups present per country, as well as number of bird, mammal, and plant species (Loh & Harmon, 2005; Andrade, 2011; Arbeláez-Cortés, 2013). Colombia is ranked first in bird species richness, second in amphibians, freshwater fish and butterflies, third in reptiles, fourth in plant species, and fifth in mammals (Andrade, 2011; Rodríguez-Zapata & Ruiz-Agudelo, 2021). Over 52 million people live in Colombia, across 32 governmental departments (DANE, 2018).…”

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Can’t carve air, can’t weave names: Plant species used in Colombian artisan crafts are not equally assessed for vulnerability at the international and national level

Hernandez,

Andrade-Rivas,

Zapata

et al. 2024

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Humanity has maintained cultural connections with our environments for time immemorial. Plants and artisan crafts are a prime example, as craft purpose, skill, design, and species used can vary greatly between communities and the loss of a critical plant species can result in a loss of access to cultural craft practices. To mitigate global biodiversity loss, conservationists are faced with the challenge of assessing species vulnerability to extinction and prioritizing species for conservation funding using information instruments, like the IUCN red list. This process does not necessarily consider a species′ cultural importance. In this paper we sought to address this gap for plant species used in artisan crafts in Colombia. We aim to answer the following: (1) how represented are endemic species in artisan crafts; (2) how threatened are artisan craft species according to (a) international and (b) national vulnerability status? We used the number of species-associated common names as a proxy for cultural awareness. We found that continentally regional species were far more represented in Colombian artisan crafts than national endemics. We also found a strong positive relationship between number of common names and national vulnerability assessment status, but no statistically significant relationship for international vulnerability status. Based on our results, well-known plants used in Colombian artisan crafts are more likely to be assessed nationally than internationally. While the IUCN is thorough in their recommendations, more can be done to prioritize the inclusion of conservation assessments for species based on their contributions to cultural diversity.

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Can’t carve air, can’t weave names: Plant species used in Colombian artisan crafts are not equally assessed for vulnerability at the international and national level

Hernandez,

Andrade-Rivas,

Zapata

et al. 2024

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“…The Pacific basin experimented with rapid changes in many ecosystems, driven by economic development (Romero 2009;Lozada-Ordóñez et al 2018). The most important anthropogenic disturbances in the Colombian Pacific basin are mainly due to historical deforestation (Leal and Restrepo 2003;Velez et al 2020;Gonzalez-Gonzalez et al 2021), continental or/and alluvial illegal mining (Romero 2009;Rodríguez-Zapata and Ruiz-Agudelo 2021), arms conflict and violence (Restrepo and Rojas 2004;Hougaard 2022), illegal crops (Romero 2009;Lobo and Vélez 2022), overfishing (Castellanos-Galindo et al 2018;Selvaraj et al 2022), and expansion of the agricultural and livestock frontier (Romero 2009;Velez et al 2020). Additionally, the persistence of poverty in this region of the country is another threat to biodiversity and ecosystem services (Lozada-Ordóñez et al 2018).…”

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The natural capital of the Colombian Pacific basin. Challenges for a megadiverse region with little Government assistance

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2022

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The Pacific region is considered a biodiversity hotspot and presents high species endemic levels. The Colombian Pacific basin occupies an area of approx. eight million hectares, located in the country's west. The literature about the economic valuation of ecosystem services (ES) and the spatial information on natural resources in the Colombian Pacific basin was revised through various information sources to document the earliest approximation to the state, spatial distribution, and economic value of the natural capital at the scale of biomes, specific ecosystems, and political-administrative units. Our assessment estimated a natural capital loss of 40 billion Int.$2020/year (15% of Colombian GDP in 2020) and a remnant natural capital worth 139 billion Int.$2020/year (51% of Colombia's GDP in 2020) for 15 ecosystem services. This research establishes that a potential expansion in livestock production systems will generate an additional loss of natural capital between six and eight billion Int.$2020/year. Additionally, we include an analysis based on the GLOBIO4 initiative models, identifying future natural capital losses between 7.5 and 7.6 billion Int.$2020/year. Lastly, the policy challenges and gaps in research and management concerning this remaining natural capital in the Colombian Pacific basin are pointed out.

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“…Los resultados de este documento se encuentran publicados en el artículo titulado Environmental liabilities in Colombia: A critical review of current status and challenges for a megadiverse country (Rodríguez-Zapata y Ruiz-Agudelo, 2021).…”

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“…En Chocó, Cundinamarca, Antioquia y Cesar, se estimó una pérdida económica por afectación a servicios ecosistémicos y elementos socioculturales de USD $42 billones, equivalente a USD $44 millones por pasivo ambiental. Este valor monetario no ha sido impuesto a ninguno de los 13 casos de PA identificados (de un total de 67 responsables) que fueron configurados mediante la imposición de una multa (Rodríguez-Zapata y Ruiz-Agudelo, 2021). El pasivo ambiental identificado como caso 'Saint Peter' generó el derrame en la ensenada de Tumaco de 33.000 barriles de petróleo en 1976, cantidad comparable con los 45.000 barriles derramados en el caso Exxon Valdez en el golfo de México, estimando una pérdida económica ambiental de USD $5 billones.…”

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Las ciencias ambientales y su avance sin fronteras durante la pandemia

Delgado¹,

Martínez²,

Ponce³

et al. 2022

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Este libro aborda las temáticas enmarcadas en: Diagnóstico y remediación ambiental, Gestión ambiental, Salud, seguridad y responsabilidad ambiental, Energías renovables, Ordenamiento territorial y gestión del riesgo, por tanto da a conocer los avances que se ha gestado en relación con las ciencias ambientales en diferentes zonas del país y América Latina, como parte fundamental de la divulgación del conocimiento entre docentes, estudiantes y la comunidad en general.

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Environmental liabilities in Colombia: A critical review of current status and challenges for a megadiverse country

Cited by 16 publications

References 28 publications

Can’t carve air, can’t weave names: Plant species used in Colombian artisan crafts are not equally assessed for vulnerability at the international and national level

Can’t carve air, can’t weave names: Plant species used in Colombian artisan crafts are not equally assessed for vulnerability at the international and national level

The natural capital of the Colombian Pacific basin. Challenges for a megadiverse region with little Government assistance

Las ciencias ambientales y su avance sin fronteras durante la pandemia

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