The agreements are aimed at preserving the integrity of the SFFG, through the release of transformed areas and the implementation of active and passive restoration processes, in order to achieve the recovery of degraded land cover and contribute to the maintenance of natural areas and the good living of the community.
To achieve the implementation of the ecological restoration agreements, it was necessary to carry out out outreach activities and socialization of the process with the 23 prioritized peasant families and also to collect information according to the guidelines of participatory ecological restoration, which allowed the construction of the technical annexes and the content of the agreements.
- Funding sources available from the National Government and international cooperation projects (GEF Mosaic Galeras Heritage Fund - KFW).
- Willingness of key stakeholders to sign Ecological Restoration agreements.
As a contribution to land management and the conservation objectives of the SFFG, the activities that have been developed within the framework of the agreements and the participatory process of ecological restoration, contribute to the appropriation of knowledge of the rural communities for the implementation of favorable practices for conservation, in a way that favors their quality of life and reduces socio-environmental conflicts. On the other hand, it is expected that in the short and medium term the communities will feel identified, involved and appropriate to the ecological restoration process and will be able to conceive a degree of social co-responsibility in the conservation of the protected area.