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In most cases, natural sciences do not work closely with
human and social issues as part of an overall
conservation strategy. In a country such as Colombia,
the root causes of biodiversity loss are intimately
involved with social and economic problems. We needed to
develop an interdisciplinary approach to conserve
biodiversity.
The goal of the project is to promote the sustainable
development of the Colombian Massif by controlling
natural resource exploitation, improving watershed
management, alleviating poverty, and raising living
conditions. The definition of the objectives of the
project was undertaken with the participation of
indigenous authorities and communities, environmental
authorities, non-governmental organizations, some
territorial institutions, municipalities and the teams
of other projects.
Interdisciplinarity has been accomplished through the
close work between different professionals and community
representatives as well as the recognition and
consideration of different knowledge systems. |
