- AJÍ ISLAND PROTECTS HABITATS AND AFRO-COLOMBIAN COMMUNITIES
It is essential to highlight that the Aji Island It provides habitats for a variety of species, including sea, green, and olive ridley turtles, as well as endangered sawfish, humpback whales, and migratory birds. Unfortunately, other threatened species are also found there.
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Taking as reference the words of Marco Antonio Suarez Gutierrez, Managing Director from the CVC:
“I want to announce that this type of declaration will continue and the goal is to close the year 2023 with a total of 53,000 protected hectares, in addition to the existing ones. Currently, Valle del Cauca is one of the departments with the most protected areas, with a total of 627 thousand hectares”.
It should be noted that the Aji Island It has an approximate extension of 24,600 hectares of ecosystemsamong them, guandales, mangroves, naidizales, lagoons and humid forests. This precious natural reserve will strengthen the conservation and sustainable use of the fauna and flora that predominates in the Pacific coast area.
- LEONARDO DICAPRIO DISTINGUISHED THE COLOMBIAN COMMITMENT
The famous actor and environmental activist raised his voice through his Twitter account, highlighting the movement that takes place in the Colombian country to protect endangered species and local communities.
“Colombia has declared Isla Ají a marine protected area. The locally led movement to protect the area will safeguard 246 km² of the country’s Pacific coastline, harbor endangered species and sustain the traditional livelihoods of local communities” DiCaprio exclaimed.
- A GREAT INITIATIVE AND CONSERVATION ACTION!
“We are proud of this declaration, we once again demonstrate the leadership of Valle del Cauca, we are the department with the most protected areas, with 218, and we continue to demonstrate that it is possible to promote sustainable development”assured Clara Luz Roldán Rivera, Governor of Valle del Cauca.
- WE CELEBRATE THIS CONCRETE FACT!
During the COP26 Climate Change Summitin Glasgow (United Kingdom) carried out during 2021, one of the agreements and commitments led by the Colombian Government was to declare the territory of the Aji Island as a protected area. An extraordinary event!
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“Ají Island is now a protected area, this is historic for Valle del Cauca and for Colombia. It is the first declaration of a protected area after the commitments made by the country at COP26. This demonstrates our country’s interest in contributing to conservation, which is why I recognize the leadership of the CVC and Valle del Cauca in moving forward with this type of declaration.”he confessed Environment Minister, Carlos Eduardo Correa.
It is important to highlight the impact that these agreements will generate on the environment and the preservation of species, which translate into actions and creation of new areas, the purpose of which will undoubtedly result in guaranteeing sustainability with projections to the present and future.