Serranía de los Paraguas: Diversity for resilience

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Serranía de los Paraguas, a recognized Coffee Cultural Landscape and World Heritage Site by UNESCO, sits in a mountainous region of western Colombia. The rich biodiversity of the landscape’s natural reserves has been protected by establishing a network of leaders with a commitment to agroecological farming and community-based ecotourism, based on activities that affirm local culture and develop local markets. Its network of producers and organizations offer a range of environmentally friendly products and services. Such diversification of land uses and income sources within the landscape is helping to build resilience within the Serranía and beyond.

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