Colombia
Governor and Delegates
Caquetá
Governor
Luis Francisco Ruiz Aguilar
Delegates
Lorenzo Andrés Vargas Gutiérrez
Advisor
lorenzoandresvg@gmail.com
Juan Pablo Jaramillo
Secretary of the Environment and Agriculture
agricultura@caqueta.gov.co
News from Colombia
A Vital Collaboration in Santa Cruz: Co-Designing a New Forest Economy
Last week, the Governors' Climate and Forests Task Force (GCF Task Force) concluded an important and productive technical exchange in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. Held in close collaboration with our host governments of Santa Cruz, Pando, and Tarija (three of our...
Colombia signs Historic Agreement against Deforestation in Caquetá
Colombia took a significant step towards environmental conservation with the signing of the Cartagena del Chairá Agreement in Caquetá. Minister of Environment, Susana Muhamad, inked the historic pact alongside the newly elected governor and 15 mayors of the region,...
Upcoming Technical Exchange – Santa Cruz, Bolivia
SAVE THE DATE! We are thrilled to announce that the next Technical Exchange of the GCF Task Force will be held in Santa Cruz, Bolivia - together with co-organizers Pando and Tarija - from April 23-26, 2024. In a significant stride toward advancing global climate...
“The most important part of the deforestation reduction strategy that we have been implementing in the department of Caquetá is our efforts to reclaim the ancestral knowledge of ethnic and peasant groups related to forests, as well as aligning the different national, territorial and institutional planning tools with sustainable forest management to generate a forest economy framed in green growth. Together, the efforts of the national, regional, departmental and local government are aligned to reduce deforestation with the support of the international community, NGOs and, most importantly, the civil society of the Department.”
–Lorenzo Andrés Vargas Gutiérrez, Advisor to the Governor of Caquetá