Prior Consultation in the colombian Amazon: dialogue with Indigenous Peoples to protect the forest
18/03/2026
This video highlights the support provided by the Amazon Vision Program for the process of Free, Prior, and Informed Consultation, a space for intercultural dialogue that ensures community participation in initiatives affecting their territories.
Capsule 5 SMByC: GCF-Visión Amazonía Project and Pipe Q-ida
24/12/2024
Local communities in the Amazon Biome monitor their territories through Participatory Community Monitoring. This allows them to better understand their territories and make decisions that protect nature and their people.
Capsule 4 SMByC: GCF-Visión Amazonía Project and Pipe Q-ida
23/12/2024
The GCF-Visión Amazonía Project supports the Forest and Carbon Monitoring System, which makes it possible to monitor active deforestation hotspots in real time and identify the causes of deforestation.
Capsule 3 SMByC: GCF-Visión Amazonía Project and Pipe Q-ida
22/12/2024
IDEAM publishes annual reports and, every three months, issues early warning bulletins on the state of forests and deforestation, telling us exactly where forests are being lost, what the main causes are, and what actions are needed to curb the problem.
Capsule 2 SMByC: GCF-Visión Amazonía Project and Pipe Q-ida
20/12/2024
Monitoring the condition of forests allows for the detection and prevention of problems such as deforestation and soil degradation, which affect environmental and economic stability.
Capsule 1 SMByC: GCF-Visión Amazonía Project and Pipe Q-ida
17/12/2024
FAO Colombia is working with IDEAM to strengthen the SMByC through the GCF-Visión Amazonía Project, which seeks to reduce deforestation and forest degradation in the Amazon Biome by strengthening capacities to monitor national and local forests.
FAO and GCF contribute to reduce deforestation in the Amazon Biome
21/11/2024
Colombia has made significant progress in curbing deforestation. The nation demonstrated that, between 2015 and 2016, deforestation rates in its Amazon Biome dropped substantially, preventing almost seven million tons of CO2 emissions.
New Masculinities Workshop
19/11/2024
The GCF–Visión Amazonía Project, implemented by FAO Colombia in partnership with MinAmbiente and IDEAM, strengthens national and local capacities for forest monitoring and control. As part of this effort, the project also builds the technical team’s capacity on gender is...
GCF-Visión Amazonía Project at COP16
17/11/2024
The GCF-Amazon Vision project participated in COP16, where it highlighted its initiatives to help reduce deforestation and forest degradation in the Amazon Biome by strengthening forest monitoring, promoting sustainable forest management, and supporting indigenous territ...
Sustainable firewood, safe forests: eco-efficient stoves for sustainable forest management
07/11/2024
This video showcases participatory agroforestry “dendroenergy gardens” developed with farming families using FAO’s ECAS methodology. Implemented on half a hectare, these systems combine food crops and woody species to enhance food security. Each family also receives an e...
Yac, the black caiman, at IDEAM's Forestry Seminar
06/11/2024
The GCF–Visión Amazonía Project took part in the eighth Annual Forest Seminar led by IDEAM during COP16 in Cali. The project shared its progress with scientists and communities and showcased its environmental communication strategy through a plasticine workshop where par...
Step by step: molding YAC in plasticine, Forest and Carbon Monitoring System reporter
17/10/2024
Follow these step-by-step instructions to mold Yac, the black caiman and reporter of the Forest and Carbon Monitoring System (SMByC), who shares the message that reliable forest data is key to informed decision-making and reducing deforestation in Colombia.
Yac, the black caiman, and the premiere of its plasticine miniseries
07/10/2024
As part of efforts to strengthen the Forest and Carbon Monitoring System (SMByC), led by IDEAM with support from FAO Colombia and the GCF–Visión Amazonía Project, the plasticine miniseries “FAO–IDEAM Monitoring League” premiered in Bogotá.
Chapter 5: Yac explains Participatory Community Monitoring
25/09/2024
This episode highlights the crucial role of local communities as guardians of natural forests. Through Participatory Community Monitoring, communities use their traditional knowledge to identify changes and threats to biodiversity, generating valuable data for decision-m...
Chapter 4: Yac and the causes and drivers of deforestation
24/09/2024
From Paraíso Amazónico in Caquetá, Yac, the orchid, and the bees illustrate how the GCF–Visión Amazonía Project is transforming Active Deforestation Centers into Forest and Biodiversity Development Centers. Through the Forest and Carbon Monitoring System, the project ide...
Chapter 3: Yac and the Forest and Carbon Monitoring System bulletins, alerts and reports
22/09/2024
From Solano, Caquetá, Yac, and La Orquídea explain how IDEAM's Forest and Carbon Monitoring System generates bulletins, reports, and alerts to show the dynamics of deforestation in Colombia. The system publishes annual deforestation figures, quarterly early warning bulle...
Chapter 2: Yac explains the Forest and Carbon Monitoring System
21/09/2024
Yac, the black caiman and reporter for the Forest and Carbon Monitoring System, together with his friend Orquídea, explains the system’s role and importance. Through technological innovations and a multidisciplinary technical team, IDEAM produces reports, bulletins, and ...
Chapter 1: Yac integrates the FAO-IDEAM Monitoring
20/09/2024
In this new installment, Crax introduces Yac, the black caiman, a character from the GCF- Visión Amazonía Project, implemented by FAO together with MinAmbiente and Ideam, with funding from the Green Climate Fund. The project seeks to reduce deforestation in the Amazon bi...
Indigenous Women's Day
04/09/2024
On September 5, we commemorate International Indigenous Women's Day, recognizing their valuable contribution to society and the environment. They possess ancestral knowledge that is fundamental to the sustainable management of forests.
Gender equality in the GCF-Visión Amazonía Project
14/06/2024
The GCF- Visión Amazonía Project recognizes the contributions of both women and men in climate change mitigation and adaptation. To implement its Gender Action Plan, the project has established 28 indicators and targets, guided by five key strategies: participation, capacity building, well-being ...