Restoration and sustainable intensification of pastures in the Caquetá Department, Colombian Amazon: Challenges and Opportunities

Sotelo, Mauricio; Allemann, Lorenz; Arango, Jacobo; Burkart, Stefan; Andrés Cardoso, Juan; Chará, Julian; Murgueitio, Enrique; Oberson, Astrid; M. Rao, Idupulapati; Esteban Rivera, Julián; Carlos Suárez, Juan; Triana-Ángel, Natalia; Luis Urrea Benitez, José; E. Velásquez, Jaime; Villegas, Daniel; Vázquez, Eduardo

doi:10.22541/au.176284812.25798836/v1

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Restoration and sustainable intensification of pastures in the Caquetá Department, Colombian Amazon: Challenges and Opportunities

Published • Nov 11, 2025

Authors:

Mauricio Sotelo

Lorenz Allemann

Jacobo Arango

Abstract

The Colombian Amazon is a biodiversity hotspot that provides vital ecosystem services; however, deforestation has intensified in recent decades. Particularly, Caquetá Department registers an annual deforestation rate of 0.77% (~685 km 2 year -1 ), roughly twice the average rate for tropical South Am...

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Amazon rainforest

Deforestation (computer science)

Biodiversity

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