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Case image: Restoration of high Andean peatlands through rewetting in the face of variability in water availability in the El Almorzadero páramo, Colombia

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Restoration of high Andean peatlands through rewetting in the face of variability in water availability in the El Almorzadero páramo, Colombia

In the El Almorzadero páramo (Colombia), the peatlands that regulate water are degraded by drainage and the entry of sheep and horses. Peatlands for the Future, an initiative led by young people from The Ecosystem Carbon Conservation (TECC), restores them by blocking drains to re-wet them and isolating areas; other young people support the monitoring. They have already restored 4 hectares and managed to include the peatlands in the national technical standard for water security (NTC 6766).

Measure
Ecosystem restoration
Territory
Northern Andean páramo
Youth participation
It is the first youth-led initiative in Colombia dedicated to restoring, conserving and financing peatlands, according to TECC. Its founder, David Santiago Rocha Cárdenas, promotes restoration and research; Other youth participate in soil sampling and monitoring.
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Case image: Environmental education and community restoration in the face of drought in Manaure, La Guajira

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Environmental education and community restoration in the face of drought in Manaure, La Guajira

In Manaure, La Guajira, children and adolescents from the Wayuu Pesuapa indigenous community created the collective “La Nación Verde” (Wayuu Environmental Children) to respond to the drought, the loss of water in the jagüeyes and the presence of extractive companies. With the support of the NGO Nación Wayuu, they planted more than 500 trees and carried out waste cleaning, wildlife rescue and environmental training sessions among peers.

Measure
Education
Territory
Guajira–Barranquilla xeric scrubland
Youth participation
Wayuu children and youth founded, named "The Green Nation" and support the collective on their own initiative; They are not beneficiaries of an external program but rather the direct formulators and executors of the measure, with technical support from a local NGO.
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