Asocolflores foreground that , at Cop16 , the Colombian efflorescence industriousness will show its main accomplishment in matters of protect ecosystem solutions : 50 % downsize in the use of chemical substance pesticides , 600 % step-up in the use of bioinputs , protection of over 200 bird metal money , and the implementation of 12 native botany rooting bed .
" COP16 will allow us to show the public the first step that Colombian floriculture has undertaken to meet the finish localise by COP15 Global Biodiversity Framework in Canada , two year ago . We are gallant to stand for the Colombian productive sphere and to show that it is possible to have profitable and sustainable clientele in factory farm " , said Augusto Solano , chief executive officer of the Association of Colombian Flower Exporters , Asocolflores .
Asocolflores will apportion the results hold by the Colombian flower producer in GBF goal such as target 10 ( Ensuring that area under agriculture are managed sustainably . ) " Towards achieve this goal , the Florverde Sustainable Flowers certification that was created in Colombia 28 years ago . Today it gathers more than 125 certified companies with flower farm covering over 5,000 hectares of land . "
Concerning fair game 2 ( ecological renovation ) , projection like " take root Beds " and " The Study of Birds " will be highlighted by Asocolflores . " The Rooting Beds allow the member companies of Asocolflores to have physical and technical resources at deal to get more native species of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree and shrubs . There are already 12 " Rooting Beds " in the flower farms in the Savannah of Bogota , Colombia which contributes to the ecological restauration of diminished areas , and the sweetening of sustainable practices within the agricultural landscape .
One of the most recent examples of the endeavor of Colombian floriculture is the saving of the ecosystems in the context of a discipline called " The Birds of Flowers 2 " . The results show the compelling way in which blossom landscape units and the water reservoir in Cundinamarca and Antioquia give tax shelter to more than 200 bird coinage , offer them solacement and protective cover .
According to the conclusions of the Bogotá Association of Ornithology ( ABO , in Spanish ) , an organization associate with Asocolflores in this subject field : " battlefield findings show that the implementation of sustainable drill in floriculture have contributed significantly to the saving of the country ’s avifauna , providing the hoot with potential habitats that help their survival in the rural landscapes where the flower plantations are site " .
to boot , during COP16 , other achievement interrelate to the following GBF targets will be discussed :
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