Forests, shrublands, grasslands and glaciers are the main landscapes that are home to the immense biodiversity of the Andes.
The Andean Mountain initiative with SDC´s support, through the Adaptation in the Highlands project implemented by CONDESAN, has designed an infographic that presents a map for you to locate them and learn more key facts and figures that characterise the biodiversity of the Andean region.
Click on the image to go to infographic (only in Sapanish)
About the Adaptation at Altitude Project
Adaptation at Altitude promotes knowledge management, producing comprehensive information and analysis, and identifying climate change solutions to be integrated into land management and decision-making, from local to continental scale.
Adaptation at Altitude is a programme implemented from 2019-2023 in the Andes by CONDESAN, through an agreement with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). It works in in line with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in the mountain regions of East Africa and the South Caucasus, and with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD).
It works with global initiatives such as the Stockholm Environment Institute SEI, the Mountain Research Initiative MRI, the ZOÏ Environmental Network, the WeAdapt programme of the University of Geneva, and with key partners in the Andes. It supports two continental monitoring networks in Andean mountain ecosystems: the GLORIA-Andes Network and the Andean Forests Network. The project is part of the global programme Adaptation at Altitude.
About the Andean Mountain Initiative
The Andean Mountain Initiative is a platform of the seven countries that share a common territory: the Andes Mountains. Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. On a voluntary basis, they seek to strengthen regional dialogue for fostering and undertaking joint actions for the year.
Source: CONDESAN
Useful links:
Web Adaptation at Altitude Project
Web Adaptation at Altitude
Web Andean Mountain Initiative
