Fundación Ezwama
Medellín, Colombia
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Fundación Ezwama is a non-governmental organisation based in Medellín, Colombia working on nature & wildlife conservation, environment & climate, heritage.
Fundación Ezwama is a non-profit entity in Colombia focused on the conservation, research and promotion of natural, architectural and historical heritage. Its work covers biodiversity, especially flora and fauna in urban settings, ecosystem studies, ecological restoration, native plant propagation, and cultural heritage conservation. It publishes the gardening magazine DeJardines, runs educational initiatives and offers landscaping and environmental consulting services to municipalities, universities and companies. Its stated aim is to improve the quality of life of local and regional communities and protect the environment. Its name derives from the Kogui indigenous tradition of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
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Revista DeJardines
Environment & Climate · Colombia
Print and digital environmental education magazine, published since 2012, promoting gardening with native species in tropical climates.
Proyecto de Restauración Ecológica
Nature & Wildlife conservation · Colombia
Ecological restoration of a high Andean forest, aimed at recovering and conserving the ecosystem and its main species, underway since 2012.
Vivero institucional
Nature & Wildlife conservation · Colombia
Nursery specialised in propagating and promoting native species to conserve local and regional flora, operating since 2010.
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Universidad CES, Jardín Botánico Joaquín Antonio Uribe, Herbario U de A, Bancolombia, Ministerio de Cultura, Fundación Tridha
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