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The Andes Amazon Protected Areas Database is a project financed by the Gordon and Betty (GBMF) and executed by the Department of Sustainable Development at the Organization of American States (OAS-DSD). The main goal of this project is to develop an information system to keep a public online database with information about the status of the protected areas in the Andes – Amazon basin region. This system should be one of the tools for decision makers and investors in conservation and represent the official version of the governmental agencies responsible for the administration of the areas. Objectives
Study Cases The network organizes international workshops and conferences to integrate the participants and consolidate the processes of exchange of information between countries. The idea is to keep a continuous communication between the members. It is important to be able to rely on updated information about the processes that countries are developing to conserve and elevate the level of efficiency of the protected areas. These meetings are maintained with the support of organizations such as the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ), the Amazon Cooperation Treaty (OTCA), the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and the Embassy of Holland in Colombia. In order to accomplish the project objectives and goals the SG/DSD and AAPAD have signed cooperation agreements with different governments and institutions involved with the project. The main objective of the agreement is to foster and coordinate joint efforts between the institutions taking part on it. More... The Communication System in the Amazon The Manguare is an instrument used by the indigenous communities of the Amazon to announce ceremonies and war. The instrument makes sounds that can be heard 20 kilometers away. Today the instrument is used to call for conservation of the protected areas in the Amazon basin. Geomatics in the Net (Tools for Conservation) With the support of organizations such as NASA, the University of Maryland, and ESRI, certain tools of geographic information technology have been adopted to simplify the monitoring work in the protected areas. These tools are used to identify the presence of threats such as fire and deforestation, as well as changes in land use. These tools make it easier to detect these threats and to take action in these situations. Bioparques and Parkswatch reports:
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