[Coral-List] Another good news for corals in Colombia

[International Coral Reef Observatory]

Dear Colleagues,

UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme has approved the designation
of 10 new biosphere reserves in 9 countries, and one transboundary
biosphere reserve across 2 countries. With these new designations, the
World Network now totals 748 sites in 134 countries, including 23
transboundary sites.

These unique sites bring together people and nature to find local solutions
to environmental problems. Specifically the new biosphere reserve located
in the Chocó biogeographic region, Tribugá-Cupica-Baudó is the first
biosphere reserve to be situated on the Pacific coast of Colombia, where in
past governments the megaproject of a port was a priority.

The tropical rainforest of the Serranía del Baudó contains a variety of
landscapes (cliffs, estuaries, coastlines, gulfs, inlets, bays and marine
areas) and ecosystems (reefs, mangroves, tropical forest) rich in
biodiversity. It is home to a population of more than 18,000, the majority
of whom are Indigenous Embera and Afro-Colombian peoples, the former of
which speak a rare isolated language. The main economic activities are
subsistence agriculture, artisanal fishing, traditional fishing and
resource utilization, trade, nature tourism and handicrafts like pottery.

In 2019, it was declared Hope Spot by Mission Blue

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Cordial saludo,
Nohora Galvis
ICRS World Reef Award Winner
ICRO Transdisciplinary Research
International Coral Reef Observatory
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