“GREENING” THE PEACE

Our commitment to Colombia

Municipalities affected by
Forest
Reservas
Reservas reserves
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de Law
ley 2° 2 of
2° de
de 1959
1959
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National
Parques
Parques Parks(UPNN)
Nacionales
Nacionales UPNN
(UPNN)
Municipalities most affected
Mpios más afectados
Mpios más afectados by conflict
por el conflicto
por el conflicto

conflict are great biodiversity

Prioridad
Prioridad Alta
Alta
HighAlta
Prioridad priority
Prioridad
Prioridad Media-Alta
Media-Alta
Medium-high
Prioridad Media-Alta priority

regions

Most of the national parks are located in

municipalities affected by conflict

Forest reserves and National Parks

The paradox
▪ Increase of social-environmental conflicts

▪ Breakdown at the negotiation table between peasants and

National Parks.

▪ Increase in illegal activities in areas previously occupied by

the FARC guerrilla

▪ Land grabbing

▪ Illicit crops

The paradox
▪ Increase of environmental degradation
after signment of the peace agreement
Deforestation in Colombia

Hectares

The paradox
The Strategy
Strengthening of the Environmental
Special justice for
environmental Innovation for
peace - JEP
governance closing gaps
Strengthening of the Environmental
Special justice for
environmental Innovation for
peace - JEP
governance closing gaps
 Strengthening of the
environmental
governance

▪ Promote wide participation for public

policy impact

▪ Strengthen technical capacities to

promote dialogues

The Strategy
 Strengthening of the
environmental
governance

▪ Promote wide participation for public

policy impact

▪ Strengthen technical capacities to

promote dialogues

The Strategy
 Strengthening of the ▪ Promote wide participation
environmental
governance

The Strategy
 Strengthening of the
environmental
governance

▪ Promote wide participation for public

policy impact

▪ Strengthen technical capacities to

promote dialogues

The Strategy
 Strengthening of the
environmental
governance ▪ Strengthen technical capacities to
promote dialogues

Environmental Zoning

The Strategy
Strengthening of the Environmental Special justice for
environmental Innovation for peace - JEP
governance closing gaps
 Environmental
innovation for closing
gaps

▪ Sustainable energy and water initiatives

through science, technology and
innovation

▪ Development of opportunities based on

the use of biodiversity

▪ Promotion of environmental initiatives for

the reincorporation of excombatants

The Strategy
 Environmental
innovation for closing
gaps

▪ Sustainable energy and water initiatives

through science, technology and
innovation

▪ Development of opportunities based on

the use of biodiversity

▪ Promotion of environmental initiatives for

the reincorporation of excombatants

The Strategy
 ▪ Sustainable energy and water initiatives
Environmental
innovation for closing
gaps developed through science, technology
Potential for solar energy and innovation
use in post-conflict
municipalities

High
Medium-high
Medium
Medium-low
Low

Only 6% of people in rural areas has access to energy 24 hours

Only 4% of the municipalities affected by conflict has acess

to the piped-water source

The Strategy
 Environmental
innovation for closing
gaps

▪ Sustainable energy and water initiatives

through science, technology and
innovation

▪ Development of opportunities based on

the use of biodiversity

▪ Promote environmental initiatives for the

reincorporation of excombatants

The Strategy
 Environmental
innovation for closing
Sustainable use of
gaps biodiversity

▪ Agrobiodiversity recovery – peace

products

▪ Nature tourism initiatives managed by

CBO

▪ Community forestry

The Strategy
▪ Peace products

El sueño de un nuevo campo

 ▪ Development of nature tourism initiatives

Tourist Route "Yarí, cradle of

peace"

House of Culture Lozada River

San Juan del Lozada
Ecohotel & Restaurant
Cristalina del Lozada

ETCR* La Macarena
Farm

San Vicente Resguardo

del Caguán Maloca

Río Tunia
Ecohotel
La Tunia

* ETCR: Territorial Spaces for Training and Reincorporation

The Strategy
▪ Development of avitourism initiatives –
Colombia is the richest country for birds

Tángara lacrada, Sierra

Nevada de Santa Marta National Park

The Strategy
 ▪ Community forestry – 50% of
Colombia territory is covered by forest

▪ Opportunities to take advantage of timber

and non-timber forest resources.

▪ Beginning in the Amazon basin.

Petén, Guatemala
 Environmental
innovation for closing
gaps

▪ Sustainable energy and water initiatives

through science, technology and
innovation

▪ Development of opportunities based on

the use of biodiversity

▪ Promotion of environmental initiatives for

the reincorporation of excombatants

The Strategy
▪ Food security initiatives for the
reincorporation of excombatants -
Swedish cooperation

El sueño de un nuevo campo

 María Lina Solarte
Policarpa, Nariño

Who do we work with?

▪ Conflict victims

▪ Former combatants in process of

reincorporation to civil society

▪ Government officials
 Where do we work?

▪ Post-conflict zones

▪ With high pressure for the use of natural

resources

▪ Strategic ecosystems for environmental

goods and services

Parque La Macarena
 Vereda Brasilar, Montes de María

“Greening” the Peace…

Because:

▪ We work in post-conflict zones

+
▪ With the most vulnerable communities
+
▪ Closing development gaps between rural
and urban areas through environmental
innovation +
▪ Promoting shared governance in the
territories affected by conflict

Our commitment to Colombia

 The challenges

▪ Articulation with the new government

policies – government change

▪ Sustainability of the initiatives: financing,

local capacities, institutional support

▪ Adapt to variable safety conditions

▪ Achievement of territorial agreements and

to help restore the social fabric
 Thank you
Gracias
Jimena Puyana – Head of the sustainable Development Unit – UNDP Colombia
jimena.puyana@undp.org

Cesar Jerez – Spokesperson of ANZORC – National Asociation of Peasants Reserves Zones

zonasdereservacampesina@gmail.com