Respira 2030, an application for restoring ecosystems in Colombia

On Tuesday, March 15, the Colombian Ministry of Environment presented the mobile application “Respira 2030", a digital tool to inform the development of conservation, restoration and environmental education in the country that citizens can download through a virtual platform.

Born as part of a global strategy to plant 1 billion trees by 2030 to counter the effects of climate change by restoring and protecting natural ecosystems, the initiative is divided into three parts: sowing, informational and learning information about Savia and the latest environmental news.

“With this application, all citizens can report trees, trees, trees, trees, when and what species they use, anywhere in Colombia. They can also learn content and interactions that help show citizens environmental and educational issues, accessible applications, and where trees provide air throughout the country.” “, said Adriana, Head of Forest and Ecosystem Services at Portfolio.Santana.

In the “Sowing” section, citizens have access to municipal enterprises (CAR) and priority areas of territorial authorities, such as water sources, hydrographic supply areas, national and regional protected areas, forest reserves, production transition zones and collective areas.Territorial and ethnic communities that can contribute to the national government's goal of planting 180 million trees by the end of the year by planting indigenous species.

There is also a nursery option where you can refer to sites where you can buy plants and trees. This option will be linked to the Colombian Child Care Network application created by Minambiente in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture of the Colombian Agricultural Research Institute (ICA). The Humboldt Institute, which allows the registration of nursery schools in the country, will have a space to consult the general figures of trees declared in the national territory.

“Now, with all Colombians, we will be able to build an environmental conservation network and achieve together what we started. One million hectares have been restored! Conservation of 1 million hectares and zero deforestation by 2030! As a team, we can.” said Environment Minister Carlos Eduardo Correa.

Similarly, “Respira 2030" identifies people or companies that want to report seedlings as guests, and provides seed reports from locations that are not connected to the Internet through offline mode.First, a report identifying the region is created, and then the map is downloaded offline and the information is automatically loaded when connected to the network.

On the other hand, the application has an “Information” space where citizens can learn about the latest news related to the national environment and “Learning” where they can access information on the National School of Environmental Education Savia and its three strategies. Ciudadanos, Sabia Crea This Transformasavia Terra, is a program that creates educational and awareness campaigns on environmental sustainability.

“The typical number of trees reported on the Minambiente counter in a wooded space is divided by department, ally and year. To date, 116,704,419 have been planted, and the areas where most of the crops have been planted are Antioquia, 27 million, Sucre (11 million), Valle del Cauca (10.6 million), Córdoba (869 million) and Bolivar (687 million). Signed the Ministry of Environment.

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