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Tag: Deforestation

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+ BIODIVERSITY, Blog, Conservation

Colombia’s Biodiversity Crisis: Hundreds of Species Added to Threatened List

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Colombia has updated its list of threatened species for the first time since 2017, adding hundreds of species due to threats like deforestation, mining, and illegal hunting. The country now has 2,103 species listed as critically endangered, endangered, or vulnerable. This includes 465 critically endangered species, 801 endangered species, and 837 vulnerable species. Emblematic species at risk include the Harlequin Toad, Venezuelan troupial, Magdalena … Read More Colombia’s Biodiversity Crisis: Hundreds of Species Added to Threatened List

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+ Academic Publications, Conservation

Detecting and Attributing Drivers of Forest Disturbance in the Colombian Andes Using Landsat Time-Series

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On a recent article about the forest disturbance in the Colombian Andes, authors Paulo J. Murillo-Sandoval, Thomas Hilker, Meg A. Krawchuk and Jamon Van Den Hoek talk about Colombia’s  “megadiversity” given its high level of endemism and species richness. However, over the last 50 years, as they explain,  the spread of informal settlements into forested regions, internal social conflict, and the growing demand for agricultural land have increased the … Read More Detecting and Attributing Drivers of Forest Disturbance in the Colombian Andes Using Landsat Time-Series

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