Ecosystems of the Páramo and the Andean forests The wasteland The páramo is a high mountain ecosystem located in the Andes of South America, between the upper limit of the high Andean forests and the lower limit of the eternal snows (between 3,000 and 4,000 meters of altitude). Most of the páramos are located…
When dialogues meet: exchange in the Amazon on reforestation Photographs: Juan Carlos Valencia M. Last July, three French-Colombian NGOs organized a meeting between communities from the Amazon, Caribbean and Andean regions. The objective was to exchange best practices in reforestation and biodiversity protection. Meeting for the environment When a farmer from the Andes in Nariño…
Organization of a seminar to present the silvopastoral system in Pupiales. On March 25, the Fundación Impulso Verde Kuaspe organized a seminar to present the silvopastoral model to representatives of the ASOPROLECHE cattle ranchers’ cooperative in the municipality of Pupiales (78 ranchers). We invite Professor Diego Rosendo Chamorro Viveros, from the National Open and Distance…
Minga de Impulso Verde and the Network of Nurseries – Reforesting the páramo of Cumbal On Sunday, October 18, the agroecological association Puma-Maki, from the Muellamues village in the municipality of Guachucal, organized a minga to plant native trees in the Cumbal páramo. Minga is a word derived from the Quechua language meaning “shared work…
Vegetable oil training for the Green Impulse Nursery Network El equipo Impulso Verde por fin tuvo la oportunidad de visitar la Red de Viveros en el Sur de Nariño después de ocho meses de confinamiento debidos a la pandemia. The Impulso Verde team finally had the opportunity to visit the Nursery Network in Southern Nariño…
Installation of an irrigation system in the Manantial de Vida agroecological association. The Manantial de Vida agroecological association in the municipality of Potosí is working on the restoration and propagation of native plant material. Their initiatives have been supported by the Impulso Verde Foundation and other national organizations. In addition, the Manantial de Vida association…
World Honeybee Day – May 20th May 20 was declared World Bee Day by the United Nations in 2018, reaffirming the commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) taken in 2015, and in particular SDG 15 “Life on Earth”. Fundación Impulso Verde is committed to the protection of bees by developing a beekeeping project with…
Participation in the Latin America Green Awards competition Impulso Verde Colombia participated in the 2020 edition of the Latin America Green Awards. The project presented aims to preserve the moorland ecosystem and water resources in the Colombian Andes. In Colombia, 60% of the water consumed comes from the páramos. The project was able to compete…
Luisa Delgado est membre de la la Fondation Impulso Verde Colombia Depuis février 2020, Luisa Fernanda Delgado Narváez fait partie de l’équipe de la Fundación Impulso Verde Colombia. Luisa Delgado intègre l’équipe de la Fundation Impulso Verde Colombia Elle a passé son enfance dans un environnement rural et a appris à réaliser différents travaux agricoles…
A new association joins the nursery network: La “Asociación Indígena de Mujeres Empresarias” As of February 2020, a new association belongs to Impulso Verde’s “Green Nursery Network”. The Asociación de la Mujer Emprendedora is located in the village of La Boyera, in the municipality of Cumbal. It is made up of 45 female members, most…
