Colombia
Solidarity and ethical reforestation
Organization
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Impulso Verde Kuaspue
Location
Nariño region (between 3,000 and 4,000 m above sea level)
local partner
7 community associations and about 150 families
Number of trees
More than 300,000 trees
Type of trees
About 50 native species produced by local nurseries
GPS points
Impulso Verde Kuaspue is a non-profit Colombian NGO dedicated to reforestation, the protection of forests, water resources and biodiversity in general. It works for the preservation of the Andean forest and more particularly of the páramos, capable of retaining large volumes of water in the ground. The partnership and involvement of peasant and indigenous communities is an important issue for the project in order to ensure its sustainability. The extension and strengthening of the network of community nurseries, which are the first beneficiaries of the project, constitute its central axis.