El reconocimiento del valor del capital natural de la Amazonia colombiana a través de la financiación para la conservación

Abstract

The environmental recognition of the Amazon does not necessarily translate into the implementation of policies or the allocation of financial resources for its conservation. In addition, there has recently been a growing interest and financial commitment to forest conservation. This document seeks to identify the fundamentals that a financial arrangement should have to recognize the value of the natural capital of the Colombian Amazon. To this end, it explains what the recognition and economic valuation of natural capital is; then, the urgency of taking action in this regard is explained; next, forest funds are described; then, the role of international cooperation in financing conservation is presented; and it ends with some recommendations to strengthen the current financial mechanisms.