EL DORADO SUSTAINABILITY & CONSERVATION

El Dorado – One of the most important reserves for biodiversity in the world

• El Dorado protects populations of 21 endemic bird species and 9 endemic amphibian species – almost all are threatened with extinction.
• The global stronghold of Santa Marta Parakeets is within the reserve.
• The Sierra Nevada reserve was named the “Most Irreplaceable Site on Earth” of over 173,000 Protected Areas assessed worldwide and published by the journal Science
• It is the most important private protected area in the tropics.
• Biodiversity in the protected area includes
  

  	Families	Genera	Species
  Amphibians	6	7	16
  Reptiles	6	9	10
  Birds	42	178	357
  Mammals	15	28	30