1. World Wildlife Magazine
  2. Winter 2023

Heritage Colombia (HECO)

Heritage Colombia is an ambitious initiative to expand, secure, and sustainably finance a significant portion of Colombia’s natural landscapes, seascapes, and biodiversity.

Through the Project Finance for Permanence (PFP) model, Heritage Colombia (HECO) unites Colombia’s government, WWF, local communities, and a host of other partners to secure long-term and reliable funding for the management and protection of Colombia’s natural resources and wildlife.

Heritage Colombia has also expanded a regional cluster of PFPs that provide sustainable management and protection for about 12% of the Amazon as well as important stretches of the Eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea.

 

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  PRIORITY REGIONS
  EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT AREAS
  CONNECTIVITY CORRIDORS
  NEW AND EXPANDED PROTECTED AREAS
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Map of Colombia with HECO regions

REGIONS

  1. CARIBBEAN
    Dry Forest, Wetland, Mangrove, Paramo, Marine
  2. CENTRAL ANDES
    High Andean Forest, Glaciers, Paramo
  3. ORINOCO TRANSITION
    High Andean Forest, Andean Transition, Forest, Paramo
  4. AMAZON
    Amazon Rain Forest, Guyana Shield Formations

NEW AND EXPANDED PROTECTED AREAS

  1. Santa Marta Snowy Mountains
  2. San Lucas Mountain Range
  3. Arauca Savannas and Wetlands
  4. Acandí, Playón, Playona
  5. Cumaríbo Transitional Forests
  6. Manacacias Mountain Range
  7. Patía Dry Forests
  8. Lower Caguán River
  9. Malpelo
  10. Yuruparí-Malpelo
  11. Colinas y Lomas North Pacific Basin
  12. Beata Ridge

 

 

KEY SPECIES

  • American Crocodile
  • Andean Cock-of-the-Rock
  • Andean Condor
  • Andean Tapir
  • Arrau Turtle
  • Black Caiman
  • Cinnamon Teal
  • Colombian Leaf-Toed Gecko
  • Colombian Weasel
  • Fin Whale
  • Giant Otter
  • Humpback Whale
  • Jaguar
  • Leatherback Turtle
  • Manatee
  • Nazca Booby
  • Perija Hummingbird
  • Red Howler
  • Spectacled Bear
  • Spectacled Caiman
  • Spotted Eagle Ray
  • Whale Shark
  • White-Tailed Deer

 

 

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