Ecodato: 15.632 inhabitants benefited by the rehabilitation in 4 municipalities in the department of La Guajira.

Frequent talas, burning, elimination of forest relics for the expansion of agricultural frontiers constitute factors of deterioration of the different basins of the department. such activities, product of anthropic actions, have significantly influenced the loss and decrease in the quality and quantity of water resources, as focal point for the permanence of other renewable natural resources and guarantor of the quality of life of the population.

As a particular case, in the rural area of ​​the Serranía de Perijá Integrated Management District, It is common to find that the natural cover of the banks has been changed in order to take advantage of the wood from riparian forests and expand the areas, for crops, grazing, land uses that are mainly responsible for the degradation of water courses.

The above led the Regional Autonomous Corporation of La Guajira to formulate and manage the execution of the project “Rehabilitation of vegetation covers in degraded areas in the micro-basins of the Urumita and El Molino rivers., the streams of La Yaya and las Pavas belonging to the municipalities of Urumita, El Molino, Fonseca and Barrancas”, dissemination days will be held, communication and socialization of the project.

The Forest Perijá Consortium 2018 will be in charge during the 8 months of execution, also, with the planting of plant material in an area of 60 hectares within degraded areas with corresponding isolation of 35 kilometers, with native species such as: caracolí, reel, cedar, ceiba bonga, custard apple, fine heart, guamo, He pointed out that for ecological rehabilitation, native species such as caracolí will be planted, laurel, Oak, saint gregado, He pointed out that for ecological rehabilitation, native species such as caracolí will be planted, Yarumo, mahogany and puy.

Within the project, training and environmental awareness workshops will be provided.: appropriate reforestation techniques impact to prevent or mitigate, environmental criteria, cleaner production, reforestation, types of reforestation, protective forest plantation and climate change.

Corpoguajira calls on the entire Guajira population to commit to natural resources, It is essential to join forces to recover degraded areas, especially in areas where tributaries and different water courses originate that manage to supply a significant number of the department's population..