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
