Post-conflict countries (PCC) guide their priorities toward restoration of socioeconomic
conditions and relegate sustainability objectives to the background. With the aim to provide …

This chapter reviews research into vanilla Crop wild relatives (CWR), and identifies priorities
for research, and actions necessary for conservation and sustainable use for the valuable …

Pastures and crops have been expanding at an accelerated rate in the forests of the
Colombian Amazon since the peace accords were signed in 2016. The rapid loss of tropical …

Impact assessment and monitoring of conservation strategies are required to guarantee
successful conservation outcomes. The establishment of protected areas (PAs) is a …

The Amazon rainforest covers roughly 40% of Colombia's territory and has important global
ecological functions. For more than 50 years, an internal war in the country has shaped this …

Colombia has endured one of the longest armed conflicts in the world, influencing land use,
local economies, and the environment. The Department of Córdoba, which is part of the …

The tropical rain forests of northwest South America fall within the Chocó-Darien Global
Ecoregion (CGE). The CGE is one of 25 global biodiversity hotspots prioritized for …

1Departamento de Ciencias Naturales y Matemáticas, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana-
Cali, Colombia 2 Author for correspondence: nsflanagan@ javerianacali. edu. co abSTracT …

Tropical forests are facing constant degradation and destruction as a result of multiple
threats, mostly from land-use, and increasingly from climate change. Understanding the …

It has been widely recognized that human life and welfare depend on ecological systems.
Although forests provide an important range of ecosystem services, they are heavily …