00:00In Colombia, deforesting one hectare can cost between 1 and 2 million pesos.
00:04But actively restoring it through assisted intervention can raise the price to 20 or 36 million pesos.
00:11According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,
00:15Colombia has a long-term restoration need, estimated at around 36 million hectares.
00:20Restoring a territory involves a change in thinking, a paradigm shift,
00:30from moving from pure conservation to thinking about recovering, about restoring a territory.
00:40The definition of territory is extremely broad.
00:43Environmental management of the territory is a relatively recent trend
00:48which involves many disciplines, but also regulations, institutions, entities, research, a whole host of issues.
00:56Therefore, the challenges faced by environmental management in the management of the territory are immense.
01:05There are too many of us, and we have a constantly expanding agricultural frontier.
01:09We have a very high biodiversity in the country, but it is increasingly, let's say, trapped.
01:14smaller in the territories it can occupy, and furthermore, in addition to very, very direct threats such as, for example, deforestation,
01:23like mining, in short.
01:25One could think of two types of restoration of a territory, of recovering it,
01:33And it would be one from the active point of view and another from the passive point of view.
01:38The active viewpoint directly involves human intervention and significant associated costs.
01:45And that passive intervention, let's call it that passive recovery, would also mean letting nature take its course very patiently.
01:56recovering.
01:58These are some of the questions that guide the Living Territories forum at the University of the Forest,
02:03a space for dialogue between experts from the private, public and academic sectors around three thematic axes,
02:09nature and biodiversity, territorial development and transformation, and governance and decisions about the territory.
02:16This environmental planning, this coordination, from the national, regional, local, and academic levels,
02:22And of course, research institutes will create opportunities for communities to improve their well-being.
02:29their security, their economic prospects, their projects, and above all, that these are sustainable and interconnected,
02:37Furthermore, obviously, the development lines that the country needs to have, in terms of infrastructure, in terms of energy,
02:45in a transition like this that we must carry out, always keeping in mind fair and equitable conditions,
02:51and above all, that it leads to a reduction in environmental conflict in the territory,
02:57And obviously, we can achieve income that strengthens local and national economies.
03:04Germany has been a long-time partner of Colombia, dedicated, committed and reliable in protecting the environment.
03:13The bioeconomy generates income for Amazonian communities, with products such as acai, cacay, and blue cotton, without
03:23destroy the forest.
03:25Taking advantage of it means generating employment and financing the protection of our ecosystems.
03:32This space also opens the way to new training opportunities.
03:36Therefore, the University of the Forest is launching its undergraduate program in Forestry and Natural Environment Engineering today.
03:41and also the Master's degree in Environmental Impact Assessment and Management.
03:44The Forestry and Natural Environment Engineering program is the first Forestry Engineering program in Colombia
03:49who views the forest as a complex ecosystem, and that is why we speak of the natural environment,
03:54because it's not about exploiting timber trees, but about viewing the forest as a producer of ecosystem services.
04:00and of great biodiversity in Colombia.
04:04The Master's degree in Environmental Assessment and Impact is the first Master's degree in this field
04:09that views the environment from the perspective of the logic and problems of territories, of environmental conflicts,
04:15which needs to be addressed by technicians who are willing to tackle the socio-ecological processes of the territories,
04:22Colombia's competitiveness, culture, natural beauty, and rich biodiversity
04:29and how to exploit it sustainably.
04:31Because transforming territories requires research and trained professionals
04:35and the development of more informed, responsible decisions focused on the conservation of ecosystems.
05:01Thank you.
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05:02Thank you.
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