Participative construction of ecological restoration strategies for wetlands of the middle Magdalena River drainage: a tool for environmental land management

Abstract

The socioecological relevance of the Magdalena Medio (Colombia) region wetlands and the dynamics of their degradation reveal the need to develop restoration processes that guarantee the land's sustainability as a tool for the transformation of social realities. The study presents two examples for the development of ecological restoration participative experiences in dry and wet tropical forests and aquatic habitats of the region through the implementation of strategies that combine techniques such as nucleation, enrichment and succession facilitation. To date these experiences have allowed the identification of 32 species with potential for restoration, standing out among these Tabebuia rosea, Hura crepitans, Phyllanthus elsiae and Spondia mombin as strong agents for ecological succession processes in order to recover and generate local ecological knowledge, materialize decisions related to planning and environmental protection, and revamp the role of the artisanal fishermen in the conservation and governance of the region´s wetlands