Wetlands of Bogotá

Santa María del Lago
Designations
Official nameComplejo de Humedales Urbanos del Distrito Capital de Bogotá
Designated6 August 2018
Reference no.2404[1]

Wetlands of Bogotá, Colombia are important areas of the capital city, and their development has become increasingly important for the area north of the Andes. A reserve for fauna and flora, the wetlands provide for the preservation and reproduction of a wide variety of mammals, reptiles and birds. These include more than 95 species of migratory birds, as well as many endemic plant species. The wetlands are part of the Bogotá River basin. The wetland complex has been designated as a protected Ramsar site since 2018.[1]

Three types of wetland ecosystems have been identified in the district, differentiated by origin and position: plain wetlands are located in urban areas, while hillside and wasteland wetlands have been identified in the capital's rural areas. Many of the wetland ecosystems are disappearing because of advanced population growth within the city of Bogota. With the passage of time and the steady growth of the city, it is estimated that of the 150,000 hectares (370,000 acres) of wetlands that covered Bogotá in 1940, only 1,500 hectares (3,700 acres) remain today.[2]

The flightless Colombian grebe, extinct in the 1980s, was restricted to the Wetlands.

Bogotá Water Company

The development plan "For the Bogotá We Want" and the Land Use Plan, Plan de Ordenamiento Territorial known by the acronym POT, has designated Empresa de Acueducto de Bogotá (EAB; Bogota Water Company) as the entity in charge of rescuing and restoring Bogota's wetland ecosystems, which are found in a wide state of deterioration.

Wetlands

Wetland Location Altitude (m) Area (ha) Notes Image
Guaymaral y Torca Usaquén
Suba
2547 73 [3][4]
La Conejera Suba 2544 58.9 [5]
Córdoba Suba 2548 40.51 [6]
Tibabuyes
Juan Amarillo
Suba
Engativá
2539 222.58 [7]
Jaboque Engativá 2539 148 [8]
Santa María del Lago Engativá 2549 12 [9]
El Burro Kennedy 2541 18.84 [10]
La Vaca Kennedy 2548 7.96 [11]
Techo Techo, Kennedy 2545 11.46 [12]
Capellanía Fontibón 2542 27.05 [13]
Meandro del Say Fontibón
Mosquera
2548 13.6 [14]
Tibanica Bosa
Soacha
2542 28.8 [15]
El Salitre Barrios Unidos 2558 6.4 [16]
La Isla Bosa 2550 7.7 [17]
La Florida Funza 2542 26 [18]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Complejo de Humedales Urbanos del Distrito Capital de Bogotá". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. ^ Moreno et al., s.a., p.2
  3. ^ Humedal Guaymaral
  4. ^ Humedal Torca
  5. ^ Humedal La Conejera
  6. ^ Humedal Córdoba
  7. ^ Humedal Tibabuyes
  8. ^ Humedal Jaboque
  9. ^ Humedal Santa María del Lago
  10. ^ Humedal El Burro
  11. ^ Humedal La Vaca
  12. ^ Humedal Techo
  13. ^ Humedal Capellanía
  14. ^ Humedal Meandro del Say
  15. ^ Humedal Tibanica
  16. ^ Humedal El Salitre
  17. ^ Humedal La Isla
  18. ^ Humedal La Florida

Bibliography

  • Andrade L., Martha Esperanza, and Henry Benitez Castañeda. s.a. Los Humedales de la Sabana de Bogotá: Área Importante para la Conservación de las Aves de Colombia y el Mundo, 1–38. AICAS. Accessed 2017-03-03.
  • Moreno, Vanesa; Juan Francisco García, and Juan Carlos Villalba. s.a. Descripción general de los humedales de Bogotá D.C., 1–28. Sociedad Geográfica de Colombia. Accessed 2017-03-03.
  • Sandoval Rincón, Diana Marcela. 2013. Protected Areas in the City, Urban Wetlands of Bogotá. Cuadernos de Vivienda y Urbanismo 6. 80–103. Accessed 2017-03-03.

External links

  • (in Spanish) Fundación Humedales de Bogotá
  • (in Spanish) Conozca los 15 humedales de Bogotá - El Tiempo
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