{"id":7759,"date":"2025-06-05T07:10:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T07:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fundacioncapital.org\/?p=7759"},"modified":"2025-06-05T13:25:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T13:25:41","slug":"devolverle-la-vida-al-suelo-comunidad-compromiso-y-experiencia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fundacioncapital.org\/eng\/devolverle-la-vida-al-suelo-comunidad-compromiso-y-experiencia\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing Soil Back to Life: Community, Commitment, and Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Written by: Alejandro Britez<\/a>, Communications Analyst at Fundaci\u00f3n Capital.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regenerating Biodiversity Starts with Communities<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paola M. is a farmer in Gualmat\u00e1n, Nari\u00f1o, Colombia. She grows food to feed her family and also to earn an income. From her biofactory and forest area, she is committed to agroecology. Together with 170 other people, she works to restore two water sources and add a new green lung to her community. She is not alone: her father, mother, and entire family support her in what she calls \u00abbringing the soil back to life; giving it life again.\u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In Paraguay, Nidia G., also a farmer, leads the women\u2019s group \u00a8Ahorrando por el agroturismo\u00a8. They organized to transform their way of producing, and today they farm organically. For Nidia, food security is essential: \u00abWe started producing organically to eat healthily, without contamination, and to be sure of what we consume\u00bb<\/em>. They dream that the reserve they manage will become a hub for sustainable tourism and a living school, where students and women\u2019s organizations can exchange knowledge about biodiversity and environmental care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Nidia (Center) with the women\u2019s group \u00a8Ahorrando por el agroturismo\u00a8<\/em>. Mujeres en Movimiento<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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During COP16, during a visit to her coffee farm,<\/s> in Sal\u00f3nica, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, Mar\u00eda, also a producer, left us with a clear message: \u00abWe want to produce organic coffee and cocoa here, on our land, with our people. And we know how to do it\u00bb.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biodiversity is the web of life we depend on. It is the result of 4.5 billion years of evolution and, increasingly, of our decisions (UN Environment). As Ricardo Rodr\u00edguez, Director of the BioFincas<\/a> Project, points out: \u00abMany times we think of biodiversity as something distant\u2014remote animals or exotic landscapes\u2014and we forget that people are also part of it. It is precisely that relationship \u2014between people and nature\u2014 that can spark a shift in awareness and behavior\u00bb.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, according to the United Nations Environment Programme, one million species are at risk of extinction due to human activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, how do we bring the soil back to life?<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes, it just takes getting closer to communities in Colombia, Paraguay, or Mexico. Listening to Paola, Nidia, and Mar\u00eda to understand that those who live in the territory are best placed to care for and regenerate life. From biofactories, organic gardens, and community forests, women and their communities are building more sustainable ways to produce and consume. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But they can\u2019t do it alone. These initiatives need the support of governments, civil society, and international cooperation to access resources, share knowledge, and strengthen production models that respect biodiversity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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