Ecology

ENVIRONMENTAL

The emergence of illicit crops since 1995, has brought consequences of different kinds and especially in the environmental aspect. It is necessary to create actions to prevent the spread of these crops through in alternative programs. The burning felling natural forests, pollution of streams, waste and sanitary sewage and garbage units, timber exploitation in an uncontrolled manner, are causing water shortages in important buffer zones and natural mountain sponges This situation needs to be controlled through education and awareness process of the population with respect to natural resources.

In Iquira have declared reserve areas for the conservation and protection of natural resources, two ecosystems strategic regional importance for its high production water and biological diversity of flora and fauna.

Natural National Park Buffer Zone Nevado del Huila, is located on the outskirts of the National

Park Nevado del Huila and special function within the National Park System is to attenuate the disturbances that may cause human action. It is located north of the municipal territory border with the town of Teruel and the department of Cauca, in the jurisdiction of the paths Narvaez, Zaragoza, Nazareth, The Rosary and Lejanías, has an approximate area of ​​11,478 hectares.

Municipal Forest Reserve High Banderas, occupies the central part of the territory taken from the edge of Banderas Tarpeya Forest Reserve south to the buffer zone of the National Park north Nevado del Huila, another portion of the territory corresponding to the recharge areas streams Duck, The Partridge and El Carmen. It is of great strategic value for being a star birthing tax sources hydrographic basin of the Magdalena River through Iquira River, Black River, Narvaez and Alley, its length is 4,511 hectares., Comprising lands of the villages Villa Maria , Ibirco, El Pato, El Carmen, Quebradón, Nazareth and Zaragoza.

Mabel Alejandra Velasco Yustres

Maria Alejandra Hurtado Bohada

Luisa Fernanda Rivas Ramirez