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Urban Biodiversity Colombian case studies of resilience planning

Resumen en español

Cities represent a contrasting duality of challenges and opportunities for biodiversity conservation. For example, urbanization in Colombia has brought deep changes in different regions of Colombian lands and people. This has led to a change in the approach of biodiversity studies in cities from descriptive analysis on their problems, to be incorporated as a strategic element in the processes of urban planning and environmental management in multiple cities around the world. The willingness to better relate to nature in cities -whether from academic, research centers, local governments or communities is a promising beginning