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Collect some 9,000 species of vascular plants, 270 of mammals and more.
The Chocó Andino Forest, with an approximate area of 286,000 hectares northwest of Pichincha, hopes to become, in a few days, the seventh largest biosphere reserve in Ecuador. The decision will be taken by the United Nations Fund for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO), as part of the 30th meeting of the International Coordinating Council of the Program on Man and the Biosphere, to be held in Palembang (Indonesia) between 23 and 28 July.
The Commonwealth of Chocó Andino, which brings together six parish chiefs and 76 communities of Calacalí, Nono, Nanegal, Pacto and Gualea, asked Unesco at the end of 2017 for this statement Considering that it was "It's a huge area of mega-diversity and good environmental governance," said Inty Arcos, Commonwealth technical coordinator and a member of the delegation who will travel to Indonesia to "receive good news".
This site is of great importance for the biodiversity it houses and the environmental services (water, food, recreation areas) that it provides to communities and to all who come to enjoy The declaration will help develop sustainable tourism, environmental production and conservation projects and will receive direct support from national authorities, NGOs and international aid agencies to finance conservation and conservation projects. sustainable use, he said.
Wealth
The Chocó has more than 20 ecosystems that include rainforest, low, cloudy, Andean, high mountain and part of páramo. It shelters the Mashpi Afros and the natives who live in Nono. In addition, he has a variety of climatic soils that allow them to have a variety of foods, said Arcos.
THE FACTS
There are more than 600 sites in 120 countries declared as biosphere reserves. This variety has made the Chocó forest home to iconic species, such as the spectacled bear, the black-baded cormorant, the rock rooster and the otters. Here, in addition, have been rediscovered copies that have believed extinct, such as the lizard Pinocchio (Anolis proboscis), described again in 2013, and olingo fog, mammal found less than two years ago.
In plant species, Arcos reported that the place has mountain cedar, mahogany, walnut, myrtle-sized and more.
And although there are still problems with deforestation, this practice is not a common denominator as most of the territory is protected. Two main areas have been formed: the Chocó forest in Mashpi and the Andean bear corridor in the protective forest of Mindo-Tambillo, as well as the buffer and transition zones, which represent 60% of the territory still covered by forests. (CM)
Threats
° "Large-scale illegal logging is a constant threat because it could destroy all that heritage," said Inty Vera, technical coordinator of the Andean Community of Choco .
Other significant hazards and what they want to combat are wastes left behind by domestic tourists, dogs and feral cats that pose a risk to wildlife, overfishing and the extraction of orchids and wood.
What is it?
° Biosphere reserves are areas of terrestrial or coastal / marine ecosystems, or a combination thereof, recognized as such at the international level by Unesco. They serve to harmoniously promote the integration of people and nature, in order to promote sustainable development through participatory dialogue, knowledge exchange, poverty alleviation, improved well-being to be, respect for cultural values and the ability of society to adapt to changes. (19659020)
Ecuador Biosphere Reserves
° Galapagos.
° Yasuní National Park.
° Podocarpus.
° Sumaco-Napo- Galeras
° El Cajas
° Bosque Seco.
