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Comprehensive Strategy for Deforestation Control and Forest Management

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The Comprehensive Strategy for Deforestation Control and Forest Management (EICD in Spanish) aims to create a more sustainable and resilient forest management system, focusing on both prevention and restoration to protect Colombia's rich biodiversity and combat climate change. Some key elements of the strategy includes:

  • Deforestation Reduction Goals: The EICD aims to significantly reduce deforestation, with a target to reduce deforestation rates by 50% by 2025 and achieve zero deforestation by 2030, aligning with the country’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC).
  • Land use planning, including enforcement against illegal activities
  • Financing and Incentives, such as Payment for Environmental Services
  • Monitoring and Early Warning Systems to track deforestation in real-time.

Examples:
Resilient infrastructure, Fossil fuel divestment, Net zero growth plan, Sustainable fishing

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Comprehensive Strategy for Deforestation Control and Forest Management
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  • In 2030, 32.4 Mton* of CO2 emissions eq emissions from avoided deforestation.Environment
  • By 2030, Colombia will have a trade balance in the forestry sector trade balance.Environment
  • To increase the protected terrestrial heritage from 12% to 17% and the marine heritage from 6% to 10%.Environment
  • Halve the annual loss of natural forests by 2020, and strive to achieve zero deforestation by 2030. to achieve the goal of zero deforestation by 2030.Environment · Target year: 2020
  • 20% Emission Reduction below the projection made in the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to 2030. Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to 2030. The 30% reduction would be conditional on international cooperation.Environment · Target year: 2030

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