Fundación Cerros de Bogotá
Bogotá, Colombia
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Founded in 2009, Fundación Cerros de Bogotá is a non-governmental organisation based in Bogotá, Colombia working on nature & wildlife conservation, environment & climate, education +3 more.
Fundación Cerros de Bogotá is a non-profit private foundation based in Bogotá, Colombia, founded in 2009 by citizens to promote the recovery, conservation and public enjoyment of the Cerros Orientales (eastern hills). It manages the privately owned Umbral Cultural Horizontes nature reserve, open to the public, and runs research, environmental education, participatory restoration, urban planning advisory and citizen networking initiatives. Its work involves children, young people, schools, universities and neighbourhood residents, and it is supported by individual and corporate donations and volunteers.
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Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil Umbral Cultural Horizontes
Nature & Wildlife conservation · Colombia
Privately owned nature reserve in eastern Bogotá, open to the public, used as a pilot of the Cerros Orientales socio-ecological corridor for participatory restoration and community activities.
Corredor Socioecológico de los Cerros Orientales
Environment & Climate · Colombia
Initiative to create a public-use corridor integrating social and ecological processes along the edge between Bogotá and the Cerros Orientales forest reserve.
Red de Colegios Cerros de Bogotá
Education · Colombia
Network of schools and universities that fosters connection of children and young people with the Cerros de Bogotá.
Cuenca Conmigo
Education · Colombia
Educational call inviting children to draw, colour and portray the landscape of the watershed they belong to.
Historias de Vida
Community development · Colombia
Initiative collecting the voices of people whose life stories relate to the natural territory of the Cerros.
Observatorio de Paisaje de Bogotá
Environment & Climate · Colombia
Academic-led observatory studying the relationship between the city and its ecosystem surroundings.
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The Next Green Awards Bogotá
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Instituto Humboldt, IMAGINE Adaptation, Universidad El Rosario, Universidad Católica
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