My Community, Our Earth

BIODIVERSITY INITIATIVE IN CENTRAL AMERICA

Research Team on the Floral Component
of the Peñas Blancas Protected Area

COLOMBIA

Luís Gabriel López Herrera and Francisco Alberto Rubiano
Forestry Engineering, University of Tolima

Mentor: Noemy Medina Guzmán
Montano Forest Environmental Corporation

Objective: This project aims to identify and locate a highly detailed level of plant biodiversity within a protected area in order to promote a knowledge-based forest management plan to be adopted by the local community. A major goal of the project is to build significant student capacity in techniques and knowledge and to provide professional development experiences that are hands-on and community-integrated.

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