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The biodiversity of Colombia is the variety of indigenous organisms in the country with the second-highest biodiversity in the world, behind Brazil. As of 2021, around 63,000 species are registered in Colombia, of which 14% are endemic. The country occupies worldwide the first position in number of orchids, birds and
- Ministerio de Ambiente, Colombia Bahía Portete, regalo de Navidad
- El Espectador In 2020, according to the Colombian Biodiversity Information System, 63,303 species were registered in the country,Biodiversidad en Cifras 2021
- SiB Colombia of which more than 8,800 are considered endemic species.Especies endémicas, áreas protegidas y deforestación
, Biodiversidad 2018 - Humboldt Institute The country occupies the first position in the world in number of orchid and bird species, second in plants, amphibians, butterflies and freshwater fish, third in palm and reptile species, and fourth in mammalian biodiversity. According to a report by the WWF, half of Colombia's ecosystems are in a critical state of deterioration or in a state of danger. The organization said that
- WWF-Colombia Since 1998, the Humboldt Institute for Biological Resources has been collecting biodiversity samples. As of 2014, 16,469 samples, representing around 2,530 species of 1,289 genera, and 323 families from Colombian biodiversity have been stored in its archives.
/ref> The country in northwestern South America contains 311 types of coastal and continental ecosystems.Qué es la biodiversidad
- Humboldt Institute As of the beginning of 2021, a total of between 63,000 and 71,000 species are registered in the country,Biodiversidad en Colombia
with 8803 endemic species, representing near the 14% of the total registered species. Colombia is the country with the most
/ref> Boyacá is the department where 18.3% of the national total area is located.Nieto Escalante et al., 2010, p.75 Since December 20, 2014, Colombia hosts 59 protected areas.Parques Nacionales de Colombia
The biodiversity is highest in the Andean natural region, followed by the Amazon natural region.
Since 1998, the Humboldt Institute for Biological Resources in the country has been collecting samples of biodiversity. As of 2014, 16,469 samples, representing around 2530 species from 1289 genera, and 323 families of the Colombian biodiversity have been stored in their archives.Arbeláez Cortés et al., 2015, p.163 The biodiversity of Colombia is at risk, mainly because of habitat loss, urbanisation, deforestation and overfishing.UNDP, 2014, p.18 According to a study of 2001, of forested area is lost every year.Rodríguez Becerra, 2001, p.10 Around 1300 species are critically endangered, and 509 species are introduced in Colombia, 22 of which are classified as
- SiB Colombia Various plans to address the environmental issues are proposed.Plan de acción de biodiversidad Colombia 2016-2030
The National System of Protected Areas (SINAP) is the administrator of protected areas.
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The biodiversity of Colombia is the variety of indigenous organisms in the country with the second-highest biodiversity in the world, behind Brazil. As of 2021, around 63,000 species are registered in Colombia, of which 14% are endemic. The country occupies worldwide the first position in number of orchids, birds and butterflies
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
, second position in plants, amphibians and fresh water fish, third place in species of palm trees and reptiles and globally holds the sixth position in biodiversity of mammals.
The country hosts 59 nationally designated protected areas. At the establishment of the most recent addition, Bahía Portete – Kaurrele National Natural Park
Bahía Portete – Kaurrele National Natural Park (Spanish language, Spanish: ''PNN Bahía Portete – Kaurrele'') is a List of national parks of Colombia, national natural park in Uribia, La Guajira, Uribia, La Guajira, Colombia. The northernmost ...
, Colombian president
The president of Colombia ( es, Presidente de Colombia), officially known as the president of the Republic of Colombia ( es, Presidente de la República de Colombia) or president of the nation ( es, Presidente de la Nacion) is the head of stat ...
Juan Manuel Santos said "Biodiversity is to Colombia, what oil is for the Arabs".Nuevo Parque Nacional Natural de Colombia Bahía Portete- Ministerio de Ambiente, Colombia Bahía Portete, regalo de Navidad
- El Espectador In 2020, according to the Colombian Biodiversity Information System, 63,303 species were registered in the country,Biodiversidad en Cifras 2021
- SiB Colombia of which more than 8,800 are considered endemic species.Especies endémicas, áreas protegidas y deforestación
, Biodiversidad 2018 - Humboldt Institute The country occupies the first position in the world in number of orchid and bird species, second in plants, amphibians, butterflies and freshwater fish, third in palm and reptile species, and fourth in mammalian biodiversity. According to a report by the WWF, half of Colombia's ecosystems are in a critical state of deterioration or in a state of danger. The organization said that
environmental degradation
Environmental degradation is the deterioration of the environment (biophysical), environment through depletion of resources such as quality of air, water and soil; the destruction of ecosystems; habitat destruction; the extinction of wildlife; an ...
is due to oil extraction, mineral and metal extraction and deforestation. Deteriorating ecosystems are threatening the existence of more than a third of Colombia's plants and 50 percent of its animals.Colombia Viva:Informe 2017- WWF-Colombia Since 1998, the Humboldt Institute for Biological Resources has been collecting biodiversity samples. As of 2014, 16,469 samples, representing around 2,530 species of 1,289 genera, and 323 families from Colombian biodiversity have been stored in its archives.
Description
Colombia is one of seventeen megadiverse countries in the world.Biodiversity A-Z/ref> The country in northwestern South America contains 311 types of coastal and continental ecosystems.Qué es la biodiversidad
- Humboldt Institute As of the beginning of 2021, a total of between 63,000 and 71,000 species are registered in the country,Biodiversidad en Colombia
with 8803 endemic species, representing near the 14% of the total registered species. Colombia is the country with the most
páramo
Páramo () can refer to a variety of alpine tundra ecosystems located in the Andes Mountain Range, South America. Some ecologists describe the páramo broadly as "all high, tropical, montane vegetation above the continuous timberline". A narrower ...
s in the world; more than 60% of the Andean ecosystem is found within Colombian territories.Five unmissable Colombian páramos begging to be explored/ref> Boyacá is the department where 18.3% of the national total area is located.Nieto Escalante et al., 2010, p.75 Since December 20, 2014, Colombia hosts 59 protected areas.Parques Nacionales de Colombia
The biodiversity is highest in the Andean natural region, followed by the Amazon natural region.
Since 1998, the Humboldt Institute for Biological Resources in the country has been collecting samples of biodiversity. As of 2014, 16,469 samples, representing around 2530 species from 1289 genera, and 323 families of the Colombian biodiversity have been stored in their archives.Arbeláez Cortés et al., 2015, p.163 The biodiversity of Colombia is at risk, mainly because of habitat loss, urbanisation, deforestation and overfishing.UNDP, 2014, p.18 According to a study of 2001, of forested area is lost every year.Rodríguez Becerra, 2001, p.10 Around 1300 species are critically endangered, and 509 species are introduced in Colombia, 22 of which are classified as
invasive species
An invasive species otherwise known as an alien is an introduced organism that becomes overpopulated and harms its new environment. Although most introduced species are neutral or beneficial with respect to other species, invasive species ad ...
in Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
.Biodiversidad en cifras- SiB Colombia Various plans to address the environmental issues are proposed.Plan de acción de biodiversidad Colombia 2016-2030
The National System of Protected Areas (SINAP) is the administrator of protected areas.
Biodiversity in numbers
To commemorate the biodiversity of Colombia, the coins of the Colombian peso introduced in 2012 feature a species each.Biodiversidad nuestra conexión vital- Banco de la República
Natural regions
Colombia is divided into six natural regions.Caribbean natural region
Andean natural region
Orinoquía natural region
Amazon natural region
Pacific/Chocó natural region
Insular natural region
Biodiversity hotspots
Colombia hosts two biodiversity hotspots; the Tropical Andes and Tumbes–Chocó–Magdalena. The country is part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves with five biosphere reserves:World Biosphere Reserves- Latin America & The Caribbean
Species
Selected fauna
Selected endemic flora
Selected endemic fungi
Panoramas
See also
* Biodiversity of the Eastern Hills, Bogotá *Conservation biology
Conservation biology is the study of the conservation of nature and of Earth's biodiversity with the aim of protecting species, their habitats, and ecosystems from excessive rates of extinction and the erosion of biotic interactions. It is an int ...
* Biodiversity of Thomas van der Hammen Natural Reserve
* Biodiversity of Cape Town, New Caledonia
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* Biodiversity of Borneo
The island of Borneo is located on the Sunda Shelf, which is an extensive region in Southeast Asia of immense importance in terms of biodiversity, biogeography and phylogeography of fauna and flora that had attracted Alfred Russel Wallace and oth ...
, environmental issues in Colombia Environmentally, Colombia is a mega-diverse country from its natural land terrain to its biological wildlife. Its biodiversity is a result of its geographical location and elevation. It is the fourth largest South American country and only country ...
* Environmental personhood
References
Bibliography
* * * * *External links
Biodiversidad Colombia
- Universidad de La Salle
Colombia: Bajo Caguán-Caquetá Rapid Inventory
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Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...