BIOTOPO NATURAL RAIN

FOREST

ByByIng. Abelardo

Regalado&

Biol. Andrés Ortega

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCALIZATIONGEOGRAPHICAL LOCALIZATION

• South occident of Department of Nariño coastal Foot Mountain.

• Municipality of Barbacoas. • Berlin Path • North latitude 1º 24´5” and

1º25´26” • West Longitude 78º 17´ 30” and • 78º 13´58” • Altitudinal Range 400 to 610

m.o.s.l

CLIMATOLOGY

•• TemperatureTemperature 24ºC24ºC

•• BiggerBigger PrecipitationPrecipitation 6.300 mm6.300 mm

•• RelativeRelative HumidityHumidity 93%93%

CLIMATE DIAGRAMPPmm

1600140012001000800600400200100

Nov Dic Ene Feb Mar Abr May Jun Jul Ago Sep Oct Nov

HIDROLOGYHIDROLOGY

CARNAVAL GULCHCARNAVAL GULCHCARNAVAL GULCHCARNAVAL GULCH

HONDA GULCHHONDA GULCHHONDA GULCHHONDA GULCH

ZABALETA GULCHZABALETA GULCHZABALETA GULCHZABALETA GULCH

LIMON GULCHLIMON GULCHLIMON GULCHLIMON GULCH

HIDROGRAPHIC SISTEMHIDROGRAPHIC SISTEMHIDROGRAPHIC SISTEMHIDROGRAPHIC SISTEM

GUIZA RIVERGUIZA RIVERGUIZA RIVERGUIZA RIVER

RECODO RIVERRECODO RIVERRECODO RIVERRECODO RIVER

BOCATELMO RIVERBOCATELMO RIVERBOCATELMO RIVERBOCATELMO RIVER

YANUMBI RIVERYANUMBI RIVERYANUMBI RIVERYANUMBI RIVER

ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ZONIFICATIONZONIFICATION

••• Scientific AreaScientific AreaScientific Area: 400 to 570 m.o.s.l: 400 to 570 m.o.s.l: 400 to 570 m.o.s.l

••• Area of Intensive Use and EcoArea of Intensive Use and EcoArea of Intensive Use and Eco---TourismTourismTourism: 570 to : 570 to : 570 to ••• Area of Intensive Use and EcoArea of Intensive Use and EcoArea of Intensive Use and Eco---TourismTourismTourism: 570 to : 570 to : 570 to 610 m.o.s.l610 m.o.s.l610 m.o.s.l

••• Intangible Area : 570 m.o.s.lIntangible Area : 570 m.o.s.lIntangible Area : 570 m.o.s.l

m.o.s.l.= meters over sea level

ForestForest

STRATIFICATION • Subarboreal: 5–12 mts 36% • Inferior Arboreal :12–25 mts

30% 30% • Herbaceous: 1.5 mts 14% • Arbustive: 1.5–5 mts 12% • Superior Arboreal : Bigger

than 25 mts 8%

FLORAFLORA• 503 Morphospecies• 71 identified copies until taxa family • 151 identified until taxa species

The most representatives Flora

Families in BIOTOPO

Piperacea

20%

Araceae

47%

Arecaceae

16%

Ciclantaceae

17%

SPECIES IN ABSOLUTE

PROTECTION WITH SOME LEVEL OF

THREATENS ACCORDING TO THE

• ALMOST THREATENED:

• Symphonia globulifera AND Carapa

guianensis

• IN DANGER:

• Protium sp, Sacoglotis procera, ACCORDING TO THE IUNC

(INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NATURE CONSERVATION)

• Protium sp, Sacoglotis procera,

Sacoglotis ovicarpa AND Ocotea sp.

• VULNERABLE:

• Eschweilera rimbachi

FOREST SPECIES OF FOREST SPECIES OF ECONOMIC IMPORTANCEECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

• Brosimun utile (Sande)

• Borojoa patinoi (Borojo)

• Sacoglottis ovicarpa (Corocillo)

• Aiphanes simples (Chonta)

• Visnia sp. (Mancha ropa)

• Humiriastrum procerum

(Chanul)

• Ocotea sp. (Jigua)• Aiphanes simples (Chonta)

• Aiphanes sp. ( Mil pesos)

• Protium aff. (Anime)

• Brunelia sp. ( Cedrillo)

• Coussapoa sp. ( Ambure)

• Simphonya globulifera (Machare)

• Ocotea sp. (Chachajillo)

• Eschweilwera sp. (Tete)

• Carapa guianenesis (Tangará)

• Otoba lehmani (Cuangare)

• Apeada aspera (Peine mono)

BIRDS

• 40 identified birds until the taxa family.

• 167 identified until the taxa species.species.

REPTILE

• Amphibians: 5 families, 11 species.

• Lizards: 6 species, 3 families.

• Snakes: 5 genus.• Snakes: 5 genus.

Mammals

• Bradypus tridactylus and Bradypus variegatusProtect species in BIOTOPO

MAMMALS

• 15 identified families.

• 22 mammals at species level.

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES OFFERS

• ENVIRONMENTAL TOURISM • RECREATIONAL TOURISM • INTERNSHIPS • ECO-WALKS • LODGING TO VISITORS AND INVESTIGATORS • BIRDS OBSERVATION• OBSERVATION OF FOREST SPECIES • ECO-BATHROOM • ECO-BATHROOM • TOURIST GUIDE• AREA OF INTENSIVE USE AND ENVIRONMENTAL TOURIST:

HANGING BRIDGES, HUMID INN, CENTER OF VISITORS, ECO-HOUSING, THE GOBLINS MALOCA, VITAL ESSENCES KIOSK

• INTERPRETIVE PATHS • ECOLOGICAL TALKS• CAMPS IN THE FOREST • NIGHT WALKS

ENVIRONMENTAL WORK IN SUBDUING AREA OF BIOTOPO

• 8 Workshops on sustainable use of biodiversity

• More than 12 Workshops of enough use, and handling of forest non Pruning resources

• More than 15 Workshops of enough • More than 15 Workshops of enough environmental education

• More than 10 Workshops of enough productive reconversion

• More than 18 Workshops of enough community organization and self-management in sustainable environment

THREATEN AND IMPACTS

• Indiscriminate deforestation of reduction area of BIOTOPO for the establishment of Coca cultivations

• Air fumigation with Glifosato in the area of • Air fumigation with Glifosato in the area of reduction, with serious effect in BIOTOPO

• Indiscriminate hunt of small mammals incline to the extinction

• Non sustainable extraction of diverse natural resources of reduction area

CONCLUSIVE SYNTHESIS

• The Natural Rain Forest Biotopo is a biodiverse habitat that has been created with a generational commitment for conserve a representative sample of tropical rain forest of coastal foot mountain of Nariño.representative sample of tropical rain forest of coastal foot mountain of Nariño.

• It is an ecosystem of high environmental significance for the humanity for the genetic resources that keeps and for the offer of goods and environmental services.

• BRF faces a potential threat of environmental affectation partly for the provoked antrophic action for the same residents of the subduing area .

CONCLUSIONS

• It is imperative to legitimate the security and the permanency of BIOTOPO to the highest level in the government and not government institutions to guarantee their long term permanency. permanency.

• The natural resources and the human beings should be on an integral base as elements of a total system.

Thank you for your attention and I hope to see you very soon

in BIOTOPOBye

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Ing. Abelardo Regalado Sotelo

E-mail: biotopoa@gmail.com

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