{"id":1096,"date":"2024-06-12T12:09:55","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T17:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fundacionbiodiversa.org\/fundacion2024\/?p=1096"},"modified":"2024-06-12T12:25:44","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T17:25:44","slug":"station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fundacionbiodiversa.org\/fundacion2024\/es\/station\/","title":{"rendered":"Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t\t<!-- START INVESTIGACI\u00d3N REVOLUTION SLIDER 6.7.18 --><p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t<rs-module-wrap id=\"rev_slider_7_1_wrapper\" data-source=\"gallery\" style=\"visibility:hidden;background:transparent;padding:0;margin:0px auto;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<rs-module id=\"rev_slider_7_1\" style=\"\" data-version=\"6.7.18\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slides style=\"overflow: hidden; 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We have built our facilities to the highest environmental standards, using eco-friendly materials, renewable energy, and water and waste management systems. The center hosts researchers, students, and nature enthusiasts from around the world, drawing public and scientific attention to this important site.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-gallery type_metro_1 ratio_1x1 count_3\" style=\"--columns:4;--items-gap:10px;\"><div class=\"w-gallery-list\"><div class=\"w-gallery-item\"><div class=\"w-gallery-item-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.fundacionbiodiversa.org\/fundacion2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CORTES-791x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fundacionbiodiversa.org\/fundacion2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CORTES-791x1024.webp 791w, https:\/\/www.fundacionbiodiversa.org\/fundacion2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CORTES-232x300.webp 232w, https:\/\/www.fundacionbiodiversa.org\/fundacion2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CORTES.webp 1700w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 791px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 791\/1024;\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-gallery-item\"><div class=\"w-gallery-item-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.fundacionbiodiversa.org\/fundacion2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AMOBLADA-PLANTA-2-791x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fundacionbiodiversa.org\/fundacion2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AMOBLADA-PLANTA-2-791x1024.webp 791w, https:\/\/www.fundacionbiodiversa.org\/fundacion2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AMOBLADA-PLANTA-2-232x300.webp 232w, https:\/\/www.fundacionbiodiversa.org\/fundacion2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AMOBLADA-PLANTA-2.webp 1700w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 791px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 791\/1024;\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-gallery-item\"><div class=\"w-gallery-item-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.fundacionbiodiversa.org\/fundacion2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CORTES-1-791x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fundacionbiodiversa.org\/fundacion2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CORTES-1-791x1024.webp 791w, https:\/\/www.fundacionbiodiversa.org\/fundacion2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CORTES-1-232x300.webp 232w, https:\/\/www.fundacionbiodiversa.org\/fundacion2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CORTES-1.webp 1700w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 791px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 791\/1024;\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_f221e5ff\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><pre>\u00a9 Dise\u00f1ado por Mariangela Rodriguez-Buritic\u00e1, Arquitecta, Maestr\u00eda en Ciencias del Dise\u00f1o en Dise\u00f1o Sostenible (haga clic para ampliar)<\/pre>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_f221e5ff\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Why preserve the natural ecosystems of the Middle Magdalena Valley?<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_f221e5ff\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Colombia is the second country with the highest biodiversity in the world and harbors 10% of the planet&#8217;s plant and animal species. The tropical forests and wetlands of the Middle Magdalena Valley in central Colombia are among the country&#8217;s most diverse ecosystems and host numerous endemic species, meaning species that only exist in this region. Unfortunately, extensive livestock farming and agriculture, illegal logging and hunting, as well as mining and oil exploitation, have led to severe deforestation and degradation of forests and wetlands. Currently, less than 15% of the original forest area survives, and deforestation continues at an alarming rate, making it one of Colombia&#8217;s most threatened ecosystems and endangering the extinction of many of these species.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_f221e5ff\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Barbacoas: One of the last opportunities for this ecosystem<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_f221e5ff\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>The wetlands and forests of Barbacoas represent one of the last opportunities to conserve this unique ecosystem, as they contain one of the most extensive and best-preserved forest patches in the entire region. Barbacoas still harbors jaguars and other large felines, manatees, large groups of spider monkeys and white-footed tamarins, turtles, and many other highly threatened or endemic species from the region.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"w-gallery type_metro_2 action_popup_image ratio_1x1 count_6\" style=\"--columns:4;--items-gap:10px;\"><div class=\"w-gallery-list\"><div class=\"w-gallery-item\"><div class=\"w-gallery-item-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"647\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.fundacionbiodiversa.org\/fundacion2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Baby-Tamarin-Saguinus-leucopus-1024x647.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fundacionbiodiversa.org\/fundacion2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Baby-Tamarin-Saguinus-leucopus-1024x647.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fundacionbiodiversa.org\/fundacion2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Baby-Tamarin-Saguinus-leucopus-300x189.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"w-gallery-item-link\" aria-label=\"_DSC9998\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fundacionbiodiversa.org\/fundacion2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC9998.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_f221e5ff\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><pre><span id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftCaption\" class=\"fbPhotosPhotoCaption\" tabindex=\"0\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\"><span class=\"hasCaption\">\u00a9 Andr\u00e9s Felipe Aponte-\u00a0<em>Alouatta seniculus<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftTagList\" class=\"fbPhotoTagList\"><span class=\"fcg\">en\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"fbPhotoTagListTag withTagItem tagItem\"><span class=\"textTagHovercardLink taggee\">Colombia, Antioquia, Barbacoas, Magdalena Medio.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/pre>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_f221e5ff\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">El Silencio Nature Reserve and Scientific Station<\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_f221e5ff\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>In 2010, with a donation from IUCN &#8211; Netherlands, we had the opportunity to purchase a small nature reserve in Barbacoas. We then built the first research station in the area as an operational base for conservation and scientific study, in addition to working alongside stakeholders. In the reserve, we not only conduct biological research but also explore sustainable economic alternatives compatible with conservation, including productive reforestation with local timber species, sustainable livestock farming, and organic agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>We built this research station with housing and laboratory facilities to accommodate researchers, school and university students, and nature enthusiasts from around the world who wish to visit and study this natural gem. By having a permanent base camp, we can conduct continuous research and improve our understanding of this unique ecosystem and the species that inhabit it. We use the station to train members of the local community as researchers and leaders in natural resource management and sustainable agriculture, empowering them as key actors in the future of this land. Additionally, we continue to seek sustainable land use projects that can coexist with and benefit from the conservation of the natural environment, contributing to its preservation in the long term.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_f221e5ff\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Reserva y estaci\u00f3n cient\u00edfica El Silencio<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_f221e5ff\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"flex-shrink-0 flex flex-col relative items-end\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"pt-0.5 juice:pt-0\">\n<div class=\"gizmo-bot-avatar flex h-6 w-6 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full juice:h-8 juice:w-8\">\n<div class=\"relative p-1 rounded-sm flex items-center justify-center bg-token-main-surface-primary text-token-text-primary h-8 w-8\">Birds:<\/div>\n<div class=\"relative p-1 rounded-sm flex items-center justify-center bg-token-main-surface-primary text-token-text-primary h-8 w-8\">267 species (more than 1\/3 of all species in Europe), 4 endemic, 1 critically endangered. Includes: Blue-billed Curassow (Crax alberti, endemic to CR).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>Large and medium-sized mammals:<br \/>\n34 species, 7 endangered to varying degrees and 6 nearly threatened, 1 endemic. Includes:<br \/>\n\u2013 Spider Monkey (Ateles hybridus, CR, nearly endemic), among the 25 most threatened primates in the world.<br \/>\n\u2013 White-footed Tamarin (Saguinus leucopus, EN, endemic with very restricted distribution), one of the species with the greatest conservation need in Colombia.<br \/>\n\u2013 Manatee (Trichechus manatus, VU), the southernmost population reported in the Magdalena basin, nearly extinct in the region.<br \/>\n\u2013 Tapir (Tapirus terrestris, CR) and White-lipped Peccary (Tayassu pecari, NT), believed to be extinct in the Middle Magdalena region.<br \/>\n\u2013 Jaguar (Panthera onca), Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis), Gray-handed Night Monkey (Aotus griseimembra), vulnerable species.<br \/>\n\u2013 Large felines such as the puma (Puma concolor, NT) and the ocelot (Leopardus pardalis and L. weidii).<br \/>\nAmong others.<\/li>\n<li>Reptiles: 42 species, 4 threatened species. Includes: Magdalena River Turtle (Podocnemis lewyana, CR, endemic), Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria, CR, presumed extinct in the wild in central Colombia), American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus, CR), and Colombian Slider Turtle (Trachemys callirostris, NT).<\/li>\n<li>Amphibians: 27 species, 2 endemic frogs, 1 endemic and threatened salamander: Lozano&#8217;s Salamander (Bolitoglossa lozanoi, EN).<\/li>\n<li>Ants: 135 species representing 15% of all species in Colombia. 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