The purpose of identifying the areas to be restored is to determine the number of hectares in which active restoration actions should be implemented (which consists of direct human intervention on the structure and characteristics of the degraded ecosystem, in order to replace, rehabilitate or restore it to ensure the existence of a structured and functional ecosystem) and passive restoration (focused on eliminating or minimizing the disturbances causing the degradation, leaving the degraded ecosystem to recover its structure and functionality by itself).This process was carried out through the methodology of observation and participatory research, which consists of making field trips with some members of the community, to take geo-reference points with the GPS, to subsequently build the polygons and calculate the area to be restored, which comprises 196.2 hectares. Parallel to this activity, a diagnosis of the conservation status and composition of the plant species present in the area is made to determine the degree of intervention to which the ecosystem has been subjected and thus make the decision on what type of restoration will be implemented.
- Funding sources available from the National Government and international cooperation projects (GEF Mosaic Galeras Heritage Fund - KFW).
- Availability of geographic information systems.
- Willingness of rural communities to participate in restoration activities.
- Building trust with the farming families, since they have been involved in the ecological restoration strategy activities, thus achieving a degree of co-responsibility in the conservation of the protected area.
- The SFFG technical team gained experience in carrying out active and passive restoration activities.