Una mirada a las áreas protegidas del Urabá-Darién: esquina de tesoros naturales de Colombia

Urabá-Darién region offers a mosaic of tropical ecosystems due to its location and geographical characteristics, which have been incorporated into the National System of Protected Areas. In this document, through a review of the available information, the protected areas of the region are reviewed. The mentioned areas contribute approximately 24,330 hectares to the system; being close to 1% of the national territory and 4.5% of its protected areas. Overall, twelve (12) areas are registered; seven correspond distinctly to terrestrial nature, three terrestrial-coastal, one terrestrial-coastal and marine, and one marine-coastal. Fundamental aspects of each of them are described, such as; declaratory process, protected ecosystems, ecosystem services and internal threats. In the final section, other existent conservation strategies in the region are presented, and some reflections related to the social and political context, the representativeness of ecosystems and the challenges and opportunities in conservation are showed. Information and viewpoints, that may be useful for the conservation and land planning sectors.