Bogotá, recognized as one of the “most wooded cities in the world” for the second consecutive year

This Tuesday, April 5, Bogotá was once again recognized as one of the “Wooded Cities of the World” for its work in urban and community forestry. The distinction, which was awarded by the Arbor Day Foundation and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), allowed the Colombian capital to join the 138 cities of 65 countries that hold that membership.

As announced by the Bogotá Botanical Garden, the recognition, which had already been granted to Bogotá in February 2021, was granted to the city once again for “its care, maintenance and protection of the vegetation covers” of the capital.

Likewise, according to the organization, the recognition given by the Arbor Day Foundation and FAO was also awarded to the city for “incident participation and community commitment” through joint planting strategies such as “Replanting Trust” and “the formation of networks of caregivers and caregivers of the environmental environment.”

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In this way, Bogotá became the second city in the country to receive this recognition, after Barranquilla was awarded in February 2020 for its forestry work throughout the city.

To maintain recognition for the second consecutive year, the Botanical Garden indicated that they had to provide relevant information to the Arbor Day Foundation and FAO on the management of the District in the trees and green areas of Bogotá, as well as compliance with regulations and planning, and the governance and planning of the trees of the city.

The Botanical Garden also announced that, on Tuesday, March 29, in support of the District Institute of Tourism (IDT), they inaugurated the city's second agro-ecological route: “From garden to vegetable garden”, an initiative with which the District seeks to position urban and peri-urban agro-ecological activities from a tourist perspective.

According to the Botanical Garden, the objective of these agro-ecological routes is to promote the growth of urban farmers through tourist tours in their orchards, with which the workshops and products offered in them can also be seen.

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This second agroecological route is made up of five urban gardens located in the towns of La Candelaria and Santa Fe: Fábrica de Loza, Santa Elena, Quinta de Bolívar House Museum, Huerta del Condor and Botánico Hostel.

In them, according to the Botanical Garden, citizens or tourists will have the opportunity to try and buy some of the products that have been obtained from the plants of these orchards such as aromatics, ice cream and vegetable jams, among others.

Those interested in doing the tours may request their place at rutaagroecologica@jbb.gov.co, through which they must inform them of the purpose of their visit, the gardens they wish to meet and the number of citizens attending.

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