Currently, there are 1,391 protected areas in Colombia, with many human activities taking place both within these areas and at their borders (buffer zones). Kristian Rubiano, a doctorate student at Facultad de Ciencias Sociales (Faculty of Natural Sciences), mapped 51 protected areas to determine trajectories in land use change. The results, which were presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Asociación para la Biología Tropical y Conservación (ATBC), showed that protected areas are partially fulfilling their role in ecosystem conservation.

Economic remittances comprise invaluable income for developing economies. But there is another type of remittance that generates a deeper and longer-term impact: social ones. Researcher Julia Seither explains its importance.

The development of all human civilizations has had migration as a key protagonist. They have been the reason—and also the cause—for the birth of many societies and have always profoundly shaped and influenced politics and world order. They now impact people’s economies and participate in global geopolitical decisions

Not everything has gone wrong in managing Venezuelan immigration. The study coordinated by María Teresa Palacios describes a series of good practices carried out in various Latin American countries so that we can make the best of each experience and offer integration based on human rights.