Respira 2030, the Colombian app to restore ecosystems in the country

This Tuesday, March 15, the Colombian Ministry of Environment presented the mobile application 'Respira 2030', a digital tool that seeks to publicize the advances in conservation, restoration and environmental education in the country that citizens will be able to download through virtual platforms.

This initiative, which was born within the framework of the global strategy of planting one billion trees by 2030 with the aim of restoring and protecting natural ecosystems and thus countering the effects of climate change, is divided into three sections: Sowing, Informing Yourself and Learning, which provide information about the School National Environmental Training Savia and the latest environmental news.

“With this app all citizens can report the trees they are planting anywhere in Colombia, how they do it, when they do it and what species they do it with. In addition, they can learn about issues of environment and education, an app that is easy to access and, of course, with content and interaction that helps to show citizens where the trees are providing air in the country,” said the director of Forests and Ecosystem Services of the portfolio, Adriana Santana.

In the 'Sowing' section, citizens will have access to areas prioritized by the Regional Autonomous Corporations (CAR) and territorial authorities such as water sources, aqueduct supply areas, national and regional protected areas, forest reserves, areas for productive conversion and areas of collective territories and ethnic communities, where native species can be planted and thus contribute to the national Government's goal of planting 180 million trees by the end of this year.

It will also have a nursery option in which the sites where plants and trees can be purchased will be referenced, which will be connected to the Colombian Nursery Network application, created by the Minambiente in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) and the Humboldt Institute, in the which will be able to register nurseries in the country, in turn, will have a space in which the general figures of trees reported in the national territory can be consulted.

“Now, with all Colombians, we will be able to build the environmental conservation network, and achieve together what we have set out to do: one million hectares restored! , one million hectares in conservation and zero deforestation by 2030! As a team we can,” said the Minister of Environment, Carlos Eduardo Correa.

Likewise, 'Respira 2030' will identify as a guest any person or company that wants to report their sowing, which will have a sowing report in places where there is no internet connection through an offline mode, in which an area will be first identified, then the map is downloaded offline and with that information the report is made that when connected to the network it loads automatically.

On the other hand, the application will have the 'Informate' space where citizens can learn about the latest news related to the environment in the country, and 'Learn' in which they will be able to access information about the National School of Environmental Training Savia and its three strategies: Savia Ciudadanos, Savia Crea y Transforma, and Savia Terra, a program that creates education and awareness campaigns around environmental sustainability.

“In the Sowed Trees space there will be the general figures of the trees reported in the Minambiente counter, separated by departments, allies and by year. To date, 116,704,419 have been planted; the regions where most crops have been planted are Antioquia, with 27 million; Sucre, with 11.1 million; Valle del Cauca, 10.6 million; Córdoba, 8.69 million, and Bolivar, 6.87 million,” concluded the Ministry of Environment.

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