The Ministers of the Environment, Susana Muhamad, and of Agriculture, Martha Carvajalino, signed an intersectoral social agreement for the protection of the Cruz Verde Sumapaz moor with more than 1,000 inhabitants from 24 municipalities and 7 towns in Bogotá, which are part of the ecosystem, together with the Coordinator. Regional Campesina, other territorialities and different national, regional and municipal entities.
At the closing of the social pact with the inhabitants of the Cruz Verde – Sumapaz moor, the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Susana Muhamad, stated that “this Government has reached an agreement with the peasantry of the Cruz Verde Sumapaz moor, which includes key points for the care of the moor, the dignification of the life of the peasant and the commitment to the territory.”
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Likewise, Muhamad mentioned that a working group will be established to address territorial planning, land formalization, productive transition and the development of agroecological circuits, facing challenges related to hydrocarbons and protected areas.
The pact establishes the following agreements that will allow joint progress in the planning of the territory around water with a guarantee of peasant rights, among them are: Recognize the ecosystem importance of the Cruz Verde Sumapaz paramo complex, protecting biodiversity and water, guaranteeing the rights of the paramuno peasantry; support the consolidation of social initiatives aimed at the creation and implementation of peasant reserve zones and other territorialities and install and coordinate a Land Roundtable to promote land formalization and allocation processes.
With this social pact, the Government of President Gustavo Petro, reaffirms its commitment to the peasantry and the recognition of their rights, especially the Paramuno peasantry and the Andean mountain of Sumapaz, who live in the largest paramo in the world, contributing to the protection of nature, biodiversity and common goods. This pact is a path to make Peace with Nature.
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