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Monitoring ecological change during rapid socio-economic and political transitions: Colombian ecosystems in the post-conflict era

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Sierra,  Carlos
Quantitative Ecosystem Ecology, Dr. C. Sierra, Department Biogeochemical Processes, Prof. S. E. Trumbore, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Max Planck Society;

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Mahecha,  Miguel D.
Empirical Inference of the Earth System, Dr. Miguel D. Mahecha, Department Biogeochemical Integration, Dr. M. Reichstein, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Max Planck Society;

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Estupinan-Suarez,  Lina M.
Empirical Inference of the Earth System, Dr. Miguel D. Mahecha, Department Biogeochemical Integration, Dr. M. Reichstein, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Max Planck Society;
Theoretical Ecosystem Ecology Group, Dr. Carlos Sierra, Department Biogeochemical Processes, Prof. S. E. Trumbore, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Max Planck Society;

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Kraemer,  Guido
Empirical Inference of the Earth System, Dr. Miguel D. Mahecha, Department Biogeochemical Integration, Dr. M. Reichstein, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Max Planck Society;
IMPRS International Max Planck Research School for Global Biogeochemical Cycles, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Max Planck Society;

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Sierra, C., Mahecha, M. D., Poveda, G., Álvarez-Dávila, E., Gutierrez-Velez, V. H., Reuf, B., et al. (2017). Monitoring ecological change during rapid socio-economic and political transitions: Colombian ecosystems in the post-conflict era. Environmental Science and Policy, 76, 40-49. doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2017.06.011.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-002D-8F83-F
Abstract
After more than 50-years of armed conflict, Colombia is now transitioning to a more stable social and political
climate due to a series of peace agreements between the government and different armed groups. Consequences
of these socio-economic and political changes on ecosystems are largely uncertain, but there is growing concern
about derived increases in environmental degradation. Here, we review the capacity of Colombia to monitor the
state of its ecosystems and their rate of change over time. We found several important programs currently set in
place by different institutions as well as by independent groups of scientists that address different aspects of
environmental monitoring. However, most of the current initiatives could be improved in terms of data coverage,
quality and access, and could be better articulated among each other. We propose a set of activities that
would increase the capacity of Colombia to monitor its ecosystems, provide useful information to policy makers,
and facilitate scientific research. These include: 1) the establishment of a national center for ecological synthesis
that focuses on analyzing existing information; 2) the establishment of an ecological observatory system that
collects new information, integrates remote sensing products, and produces near real-time products on key
ecological variables; and 3) the creation of new platforms for dialog and action within existing scientific and policy groups.