La Guajira, land of cultural and natural wealth

Surrounded by the blue Caribbean Sea and garlanded by the diversity that welcomes, La Guajira posesiona nationally as an inclusive and participatory land.

Prosperity, Peace and Sustainability!

These are the words that give meaning to Corpoguajira management in the framework of its plan of action and thanks to those achieved institutional joint UNDP support to 23 parceleros from coordinating dry forests, empowering them through various academic and practical spaces for ecosystem recovery inhabiting, one of the richest for its diversity of wildlife species that inhabit. Therefore the signing of a voluntary agreement for the conservation of biodiversity in sustainable management of tropical dry forest was conducted.

This will give way to the management of the Corporation to achieve the declaration of a Management District or the strategic figure of preservation required under the project "Sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity in dry ecosystems to ensure the flow of ecosystem services and mitigate deforestation and desertification processes ", This delimited in the river basin Cañas wide with a total area of 2.072,6 hectares of which 1.435,4 ha they are dry tropical forest.

The agreement between Corpoguajira, UNDP and 23 landowners was in the reserve civil society Environmental Foundation Miramar, made by 12 women who fight for the protection of more than 500 hectares where natural regeneration of the forest have allowed the ongoing visit of countless species of birds, place known for sighting and having the sweetest and organic pineapple area.

It also encourages the implementation of productive projects with the mission of creating opportunity with differential focus. organizations, associations of men and women from across the region are characterized by their strength, perseverance and love of the countryside; that that gives them the products for your basket and the livelihood of their home by selling them, healthy products have managed to take an important place in the departmental market.

The management has managed to support social conversion processes, where peace is paramount, illicit crops have been modified in areas family ownership as the case where APOMD 28 households currently engaged in the cultivation and production of cocoa beans, being trained every day with the support of institutions like Corpoguajira contributing to the change in La Guajira, this association which is recognized internationally and annually exports about 80 tonnes of cocoa 100% organic.

Every day state entities under different joints work together for sustainability department, in the case of the Regional Autonomous Corporation of La Guajira that from its responsibility as the highest environmental authority in 15 municipalities within its jurisdiction blanket manages and executes processes that empower vulnerable communities to protect natural resources.

Thus projects have been implemented to strengthen the rural population, all it is considering that this territory has different climatic zones, from deserts to stop. Conditions allow the cultivation of various products through less elaborate techniques result in incalculable fruits, accessing socio-economic development in the rural population.

And has also been strengthened Corpoguajira 21 emprendimientos friendly to the environment, under the program of green and sustainable businesses led by the Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development, where organic products and ecotourism services that enable the entrepreneur to adopt cleaner practices without changing the cultural roots of the area are offered where do.

Corpoguajira continue its responsibility for supporting formalize strategies that provide welfare to the people and natural resources within their jurisdiction, and providing environmental education in every corner of the department being the tool that will help protect the fauna and flora of La Guajira.