From emissions to solutions: Caquetá's path to a greener future

Nestled in the heart of Colombia lies a place of breathtaking natural beauty: the department of Caquetá. The department is a vital part of the country’s Amazon basin and is filled with lush forests that teem with life. However, it faces an environmental paradox. Despite the abundance of greenery, Ca...

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Main Author: Vanegas Cubillos, Martha Cristina
Format: Blog Post
Language:Inglés
Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137721
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description Nestled in the heart of Colombia lies a place of breathtaking natural beauty: the department of Caquetá. The department is a vital part of the country’s Amazon basin and is filled with lush forests that teem with life. However, it faces an environmental paradox. Despite the abundance of greenery, Caquetá is also a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. This is due to deforestation caused by livestock farming, which makes it Colombia’s third-largest producer of carbon dioxide. Nonetheless, we find hope in the challenges and opportunities unique to this region. We witness a story of sustainability, livelihoods, and the pressing need for transformative change.
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spelling CGSpace1377212024-11-07T09:46:49Z From emissions to solutions: Caquetá's path to a greener future Vanegas Cubillos, Martha Cristina climate change mitigation land use mitigación del cambio climático deforestation deforestación bosques forest cover utilización de la tierra land-use change-land use change Nestled in the heart of Colombia lies a place of breathtaking natural beauty: the department of Caquetá. The department is a vital part of the country’s Amazon basin and is filled with lush forests that teem with life. However, it faces an environmental paradox. Despite the abundance of greenery, Caquetá is also a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. This is due to deforestation caused by livestock farming, which makes it Colombia’s third-largest producer of carbon dioxide. Nonetheless, we find hope in the challenges and opportunities unique to this region. We witness a story of sustainability, livelihoods, and the pressing need for transformative change. 2023-11-24 2024-01-15T12:44:54Z 2024-01-15T12:44:54Z Blog Post https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137721 en Open Access Vanegas Cubillos, M.. (2023) From emissions to solutions: Caquetá's path to a greener future. [Blog post] Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). Published online 24 November 2023. URL: https://www.cgiar.org/news-events/news/from-emissions-to-solutions-caquetas-path-to-a-greener-future/
spellingShingle climate change mitigation
land use
mitigación del cambio climático
deforestation
deforestación
bosques
forest cover
utilización de la tierra
land-use change-land use change
Vanegas Cubillos, Martha Cristina
From emissions to solutions: Caquetá's path to a greener future
title From emissions to solutions: Caquetá's path to a greener future
title_full From emissions to solutions: Caquetá's path to a greener future
title_fullStr From emissions to solutions: Caquetá's path to a greener future
title_full_unstemmed From emissions to solutions: Caquetá's path to a greener future
title_short From emissions to solutions: Caquetá's path to a greener future
title_sort from emissions to solutions caqueta s path to a greener future
topic climate change mitigation
land use
mitigación del cambio climático
deforestation
deforestación
bosques
forest cover
utilización de la tierra
land-use change-land use change
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