ARCHIPELAGO
CORALINA’S GENERAL DIRECTOR REFLECTS ON THE MAIN ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES SAN ANDRÉS, PROVIDENCIA AND SANTA CATALINA FACE, AND THE STRONG CONSEQUENCES THEY BRING FOR PRESERVING THEIR ECOSYSTEMS. WHICH ARE THE COMMITMENTS THAT MUST BE MADE TO ACHIEVE A SUSTAINABLE OUTLOOK? By Durcey Alison Stephens Lever General Director
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covers the whole Department A rch i p e l a go o f S a n A nd ré s , Providencia and Santa Catalina, declared on November 10, 200 as Seaflower Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO’s Secretariat of Man and Biosphere Program (MaB). This
is the only insular Department of Colombia and is formed by the three mentioned islands, ten atolls and several coralline banks. The Archipelago is the northern border of Colombia and is located in the southwestern part of the Caribbean Sea, to the east side of Central American coasts. It shares borders
PHOTO: César Martínez
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