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"National Natural Park Serranía de Manacacías became Colombia’s 61th national
protected area. The new park spans 168,476 acres (68,180 hectares), an area
nearly four times the size of Washington D.C., and safeguards an essential
wildlife corridor that connects the Orinoquia, the second largest tropical
savanna in the continent, and the Amazon, the largest river basin and
rainforest on Earth.
The area includes six unique ecosystems that were not previously represented in
the National Protected Area System and are home to unparalleled biodiversity,
including a quarter of all the bird species known to live in Colombia.
“Manacacías has twice as many bird species as any other river basin in the
Orinoquia,” said Tomas Walschburger, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Colombia’s
senior scientist, noting that Colombia boasts the longest bird list of any
country and ranks second in butterfly diversity, with two new species
discovered in Manacacías recently.
In fact, Colombia is the second most biodiverse country in the world, home to
an estimated 10% of the planet’s biodiversity. As such, it plays a vital role
in the conservation efforts established to meet the global goal of protecting
and conserving at least 30% of the planet’s land, sea and freshwater habitats
by the year 2030, commonly referred to as “30x30.” The creation of the
country’s 61st national park is a critical step toward meeting this target and
demonstrates how nations can act on their global commitments to biodiversity
protection."
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