Indigenous people of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta are certified as tree nurseries.

On Wednesday, March 16, 21 indigenous people from the Aruaca community in Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta received a Bible Certificate through a program sponsored by the Colombian Ministry of Environment and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Due to the agreement signed by Minambiente and Conservation International, indigenous people who have been trained in relation to the Müse'si project, develop tree nurseries, ecological restoration strategies, ecology of the species to be created, monitoring and information reporting will help protect the environment in one of the most specialized ecosystems in the world.

“We take every step we take with our community while respecting our communities, traditions, and culture. One of the things we promote the most is environmental education, which is why we can contribute together to biodiversity and the planet. Therefore, it is important to prepare a community like this in Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Today, 21 new kindergartens are becoming managers with a higher awareness of nature.” “, said Environment Minister Carlos Eduardo Correa.

He also confirmed that the process of ecological restoration has already begun and that the construction of tree nurseries has already begun, which will help to relocate these ecosystems to mitigate the impact of the crisis, respecting the spaces and ancestral cultures of indigenous communities, currently the loss of biodiversity and climate change.

He also emphasized that this action is possible thanks to the knowledge developed through the socialization workshop and the Müse'si project, which consists of four components: coordinating the project with the local community, and the establishment of 445 kindergartens and the Gunmaku community.

At the same time, capacity sharing with members of the educational community regarding the construction and operation of tree nurseries, plant material breeding, planting and monitoring, and economic tools will be considered. Quantification, analysis and results of the CO2 measurement capture of the initiative will be considered.

“We visited the Arawak community tremendously. They opened their hearts, hearts, and homes to this beautiful forest, and showed what they were doing, ecological restoration. They restore nature not only for the reason it was asked for, but because nature protects us when it comes to protecting it. They don't just protect it for themselves and their water sources, they protect it for all of us. They are an amazing community with a very deep soul and spirit. “The head of UNEP, Inger Andersen, said.

The first achievement of the community is to build a nursery school in the Gunmaku area. This nursery school provided more than 700,000 seedlings with the support of other nurseries under construction in the area, connecting communities economically and transmitting ancestral knowledge.

“We already have quite advanced challenges. The most important thing is that the participation of the municipality, all the families involved and the same residents of the Sierra carry out the restoration. With the participation of the community, we guarantee the success of this restoration. “The International Colombian Conservation Officer Fabio Arjona (Fabio Arjona) concluded.

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