In a world deeply affected by the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and increasing natural disasters, Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) emerge as a powerful, sustainable, and effective response to address the environmental, social, and economic challenges of the 21st century.
"Huge beasts," "dolphins," "fierce sperm whales": this is how, in the past, the communities of the Gulf of Tribugá, on Colombia's northern Pacific coast, referred to humpback whales. ...
The archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia, and Santa Catalina is an island territory with unique biodiversity, facing significant sustainability challenges—particularly in managing its water resources....
The Colombian Pacific, one of the most biodiverse regions in the world, was the stage for one of the most important environmental events: the COP16....
Amid the lush rainforests and rich biodiversity of Colombia’s Pacific coast, a group of 25 individuals from diverse countries, professions, and backgrounds discovered a treasure even more valuable...
The Nous Ecosystem comprises three interconnected pillars: design, research, and inspiration. These pillars form a holistic framework that integrates creative thinking, scientific exploration, and cul...
The Community Council of the Afro-descendant community of La Plata - located in Bahía Málaga, Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, in the Colombian Pacific - carries out traditional subsistence activities s...
The humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is a cosmopolitan and migratory marine mammal that inhabits Colombian Pacific waters between May and December, where it breeds, gives birth, and nurses its ...
The relationship between art and nature has been a constant throughout human history. From the first pictorial manifestations in caves to modern expressions of environmental art, the natural environme...
The term "amphibious habitat" refers to an ecosystem where communities coexist between land and water. Orlando Fals Borda introduced this concept in the 1970s to describe settlements along water bodie...
Among the major challenges humankind currently faces, climate change is one of the most pressing, with increasingly tangible effects, particularly for coastal communities, both human and non-human....
Waste production, in particular plastics, has increased almost 230-fold, reaching 460 million tons in 2019....
Plastic pollution has emerged as one of the most pressing environmental issues in recent decades, affecting biodiversity, ecosystem balance, and human health...
Marine conservation encompasses both wild species and those bred and housed in captivity. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists numerous marine species as endangered or criti...
Around the world, island territories and their populations -particularly in the Great Caribbean Region- are highly dependent on the benefits that nature provides for their well-being....
Colombia is a country recognized for its rich ecosystems, stunning landscapes and huge biodiversity. However, the marine ecosystems have undergone significant degradation due to marine pollution, agri...
Climate change is one of the greatest threats to ecosystems and communities, particularly in coastal and island territories. In this context, Nature-based Solutions (NbS) have emerged as a key strateg...
