Our forest has experience continuous reduction in biomass due to the illegal practice of logging, since families periodically take advantage of the wood when economic needs arise.
Commercial logging is historically and important source of income in the projects areas and is the focus of the REDD projects.
After the gradual degradation of the forest generated by the continuous extraction of wood, many forested areas change their use to agriculture and pastures.
From the conception of the projects, local communities have been actively involved in the formulation and implementation of the projects.
The early involvement of the community has strengthened and prepared its members for its implementation been HemBio an active facilitator of this projects.
The project area is in the collective territories of Bajo Calima and La Plata Bahia Malaga on the Pacific Coast, municipality of Buenaventura, in the Department of Valle del Cauca.
The forests of the Choco-Darien bioregion are the national and international importance due to the biodiversity
The changes in the National Constitution of Colombia in 1991 allowed the recognition of the ancestral presence and the possession of lands of the Afro-descendant communities of the Pacific Coast.
Subsequently, through Law 70, the right of free administration was granted, including the right to use of the natural resource available in their territories, by virtue of the legal provisions of Colombia.