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*one hectare of mangrove intervened for illegal marketing*

a total 136 wood units yellow mangrove species (Laguncularia racemosa) and bitter palm were seized by the National Police after the inspection requested by Corpoguajira of a private property located in Palomino Dibulla.

The mangrove was ready for illegal commercialization and subsequent construction of a hostel in the region.

The complaint was filed by a member of the community through the Corpoguajira citizen service office..

The complaint was made about the felling of one hectare of mangrove forest in the lagoon body located in the vicinity of the mouth of the Negro River in the municipality of Dibulla.. An area immersed in the Environmental Management of the Mangroves of Alta, Middle and Lower Guajira, (CORPOGUAJIRA-INVEMAR study 2009) and has characteristics of a coastal marine wetland evidenced by the lush vegetation typical of the system..

The main cause of drying and deterioration of wetlands is the illegal logging of the mangrove forest.. Mangroves serve as nesting sites for many species and function as lungs for the environment because they produce oxygen.

Corpoguajira designs environmental plans for the conservation of mangroves and wetlands and works hand in hand with the environmental police to carry out inspections and impose sanctions when environmental crimes occur..

This type of actions is timely assisted by professionals in the Evaluation group area., Environmental control and monitoring, Javier Calderón and Clemente Nuñez, They are due to the effectiveness of the Corpoguajira citizen service office, which receives reports of crimes against the environment and activates the alarms to provide an immediate solution..

The use of natural resources for any commercial activity, including construction, must have the respective permit issued by Corpoguajira.. Buyers in the illegal trade chain must refrain from purchasing products from natural resources extracted without permission since they incur crimes..

For its part, Corpoguajira will issue an administrative act warning of all of the above to warn about the relevant sanctions..

estuary area

It should be noted that the hectare of mangrove affected belongs to the area of ​​estuaries and coastal zones.. This ecosystem is made up of trees or shrubs that have adaptations that allow them to colonize flooded lands that are subject to saltwater intrusions..

The term mangrove includes several species that have similar adaptations, but they belong to different families. Some of these adaptations are:

• Tolerance to high levels of salinity.

• Aerial roots that stabilize the tree in soft soils.

• floating seeds (plántulas)

• Specialized structures that allow oxygen in and carbon dioxide out.