{"id":877,"date":"2025-02-19T08:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T08:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conservaaves.com\/?post_type=noticias&p=877"},"modified":"2026-11-05T12:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T12:12:12","slug":"conserva-aves-direct-investments-protecting-more-than-25000-hectares-in-colombia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.conserva-aves.org\/en\/conserva-aves-direct-investments-protecting-more-than-25000-hectares-in-colombia\/","title":{"rendered":"Conserva Aves: direct investments protecting more than 25,000 hectares in Colombia"},"content":{"rendered":"

The <\/span>Conserva Aves<\/span><\/a> initiative, a partnership that includes American Bird Conservancy (ABC), has supported the protection of ten areas in Colombia that provide habitat for several endangered species, including the <\/span>Antioquia Brushfinch<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Cundinamarca Antpitta<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Glittering Starfrontlet<\/span><\/a>. With support from the initiative, local partners were able to acquire or designate more than 60,000 acres as subnational protected areas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Conserva Aves is a hemispheric initiative to create and expand subnational protected areas in Latin America. It is led by ABC, <\/span>Audubon<\/span><\/a><\/span>, <\/span>BirdLife International<\/span><\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Birds Canada<\/span><\/a><\/span>, and the <\/span>Latin America and Caribbean of Environmental Funds<\/span><\/span><\/a> (RedLAC)<\/span>. The initiative has two innovative implementation mechanisms, direct investments or <\/span>calls for proposals<\/span><\/a>, both of which are effective ways for Conserva Aves to promote its conservation goals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Through its direct investment strategy, ABC has been working with local partners in Colombia since <\/span>Conserva Aves launched in 2021<\/span><\/a> with support from the Bezos Earth Fund. These protected areas are the result of three years of planning and implementation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cerro California Community Conservation Agreements<\/b>
\n<\/b>Partner: Fundaci\u00f3n EcoHabitats<\/span>
\n<\/span>7,712 acres (3,121 hectares)<\/span><\/p>\n

Fundaci\u00f3n EcoHabitats and Asociaci\u00f3n Agroambiental Santa Clara Serran\u00eda El Pinche signed conservation agreements with four communities in Cerro California to conserve more than 7,000 acres (3,000 hectares) to protect habitat for the Critically Endangered <\/span>Gorgeted Puffleg<\/span><\/a>, a rare hummingbird with a very limited range. Cerro California is a buffer area of the Serran\u00eda del Pinche, a Key Biodiversity Area located in the western ranges of the Colombian Andes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reserva Natural del Monta\u00f1erito Paisa<\/b>
\n<\/b>Partners:<\/span> Corporaci\u00f3n SalvaMontes and Corporaci\u00f3n Neotropical Innovation<\/span>
\n<\/span>1,042 acres (422 hectares)<\/span><\/p>\n

SalvaMontes and Neotropical Innovation established the Reserva Natural del Monta\u00f1erito Paisa (Antioquia Brushfinch Natural Reserve) through the purchase of 1,042 acres (422 hectares). Located in the Andes north of Medell\u00edn, this reserve protects the Critically Endangered Antioquia Brushfinch, an endemic species of Colombia that numbers only 50-100 individuals. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Antioquia Brushfinch (Atlapetes blancae). Photo credit: Santiago Chiquito Garc\u00eda.<\/p><\/div>\n

The partners are building tourism infrastructure in the reserve, which will be completed next year, as well as advocating for its designation as a private protected area \u2014 called a Civil Society Natural Reserve (RNSC) in Spanish \u2014 in the Colombian National System of Protected Areas. An additional 906 acres are being protected through conservation agreements and leases while a long-term conservation strategy is defined for these properties.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Installation of signs referring to the Antioquia Brushfinch. Photo credit: Santiago Chiquito.<\/p><\/div>\n

Reserva Guanacas<\/b>
\n<\/b>Partner: Fundaci\u00f3n Guanacas Bosques de Niebla<\/span>
\n<\/span>145 acres (59 hectares)<\/span><\/p>\n

Established in 2007, Reserva Guanacas has expanded its land area by 145 acres (59 hectares). This reserve serves as habitat for the Antioquia Brushfinch, the Vulnerable Antioquia chocolate frog, and the Vulnerable oncilla, a small spotted cat. The reserve is also an important archaeological site in the region \u2014 its headquarters sit on a stone terrace that is around 2,000 years old and many historical artifacts have been identified there. Through the project, Fundaci\u00f3n Guanacas built tourism infrastructure and initiated the process to declare the reserve an RNSC.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Forest ranger. Photo credit: Guanacas Foundation.<\/p><\/div>\n

Reserva El Silencio<\/b>
\n<\/b>Partner: Fundaci\u00f3n Biodiversa Colombia<\/span>
\n<\/span>1,418 acres (574 hectares)<\/span><\/p>\n

Fundaci\u00f3n Biodiversa Colombia acquired 1,418 acres (574 hectares) to expand its area, protecting the best and largest patch of lowland tropical forest in the middle Magdalena Valley. This reserve in north-central Colombia is important habitat for the Critically Endangered <\/span>Blue-billed Curassow<\/span><\/a>, migratory birds such as the <\/span>Prothonotary Warbler<\/span><\/a>, and globally threatened species like the brown spider monkey. Fundaci\u00f3n Biodiversa Colombia is improving the reserve\u2019s infrastructure and roads.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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El Silencio Reserve. Photo credit: Fundaci\u00f3n Biodiversa Colombia.<\/p><\/div>\n

Reserva Natural Refugio Tororoi<\/b>
\n<\/b>Partner: Fundaci\u00f3n Caman\u00e1 Conservaci\u00f3n y Territorio
\n499 acres (202 hectares)<\/p>\n

The <\/span>Reserva Natural Refugio Tororoi<\/span><\/a> is a 499-acre (202 hectares) expanse of misty, highland cloud forest situated on the eastern slope of the Andes Mountains, southeast of Bogot\u00e1, Colombia. Created through a partnership with Fundaci\u00f3n Caman\u00e1 Conservaci\u00f3n y Territorio and the Herrera family whose property borders the reserve, this reserve protects critical habitat for the Endangered Cundinamarca Antpitta, which numbers only in the hundreds and faces pressure from deforestation that could decimate the habitat of this range-restricted species. The reserve is in the process of being expanded by an additional 49 acres (20 hectares).<\/span><\/p>\n

Atuncela Public Protected Area<\/b>
\n<\/b>Partner: Corporaci\u00f3n Ambiental y Forestal del Pac\u00edfico (CORFOPAL)<\/span>
\n<\/span>3,262 acres (1,320 hectares)<\/span><\/p>\n

CORFOPAL has been working on the expansion of the <\/span>Distrito Regional de Manejo Integrado (DRMI) Enclave Subxerof\u00edtico de Atuncela<\/span><\/a> since 2022. Located on the western slopes of the Colombian Andes, Atuncela’s original 2,506 acres (1,014 hectares) of dry shrubland first received protected status in 2007. The additional 3,262 acres included in the expansion create a gradient of protected habitat, with shrubland transitioning to humid tropical forest as the elevation climbs. This protected area is home to several endangered bird species like the Black-and-chestnut Eagle and Lemon-browed Flycatcher.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alto Calima Public Protected Area<\/b>
\n<\/b>Partner: Fundaci\u00f3n Tr\u00f3pico<\/span>
\n<\/span>44,733 acres (18,115 hectares)<\/span><\/p>\n