Lessons from cross-border biodiversity conservation

Lessons and contributions from cross-border biodiversity conservation and management and protected areas to regional urban-rural planning

Through academic and policy debates, this research team will produce 3 videos systematising the lessons learned on the border conservation process for border territorial planning in Colombia, using the pilot case study “Associative scheme of tri-border territorial planning based on the transboundary conservation experience of La Paya National Park”.

This pilot case study has influenced the inclusion of the border issue in the Territorial Planning Policy of Colombia, and serves as a valuable resource for the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the National Planning Department in the regulation of border and transboundary associations in Colombia.

The research team are convening several multistakeholder workshops to co-develop accessible bilingual training resources with lessons learned and recommendations for students and professors of planning and land management, state institutions responsible for formulating public policies (development, land management, border, and environmental), territorial entities and local communities located in border areas, and researchers and managers of transboundary conservation at the global level.

Workshop on systematizing lessons learned, Leguizamo, Putumayo, October 15-17, 2025

Workshop on systematising lessons learned in Latin America and Europe, Bogotá, November 14, 2025