Tropical rainforest

Tropical rainforest ecosystems in Colombia are located in the lowlands, mainly along the Pacific coast and the Amazon region, covering a considerable area of 45,363,420 hectares, representing 39.8% of the country's land area. Although most of the available information is concentrated in the Amazon region, where the Environmental and Territorial Information System of the Colombian Amazon (SIAT-AC), which facilitates monitoring and data synthesis, has been implemented. These ecosystems are characterized by a complex stratification that supports a rich diversity of flora and fauna, although the synthesis of knowledge about their biodiversity remains limited, despite outstanding work in the southern Amazon.

Their contributions to society include climate regulation and the provision of natural resources, with tools such as a visual guide to timber species. The links between indigenous and local communities and nature in the Amazon have been widely documented by academia, especially in terms of cultural services. However, approximately 19% of Colombia's rainforests are transformed, and although the National System of Protected Areas (Sinap) covers 16.7% of its extension, 5.7% of these protected areas show levels of transformation. It is important to note that this ecosystem has the largest proportion of its area under the figure of indigenous reserves in the country. In addition, the tropical rainforest ecosystems of the piedemonte llanero are in the Critically Endangered category according to conservation assessments.

Source: Evaluación nacional de biodiversidad y servicios ecosistémicos de Colombia