The rare black-and-chestnut eagle, one of the most endangered birds of prey in South America, has recently made a nest in Huila, in the center of Colombia's most important coffee-growing area.
"The black-and-chestnut eagle is one of the most important species in our territory," said Camilo Agudelo, director of the regional conservation agency CAM Huila, per Conservation International. "Today we see how communities, biologists, and institutions are coming together to protect it."βββββο»Ώβο»Ώββββββο»Ώο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώββββββο»Ώββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώββββββο»Ώββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώο»Ώββββββο»Ώββββββββββο»Ώβββββββββββββββο»Ώβββββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώββββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώββββββο»Ώββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώββββο»Ώββββο»Ώββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώο»Ώβο»Ώβββββο»Ώββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώβββββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώο»Ώββββββο»Ώββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββο»Ώββββο»Ώο»Ώβββββββββββββο»Ώββββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώβββο»Ώο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώββββββο»Ώββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώο»Ώββββββββββο»Ώβββββββββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώββο»Ώββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώββββββο»Ώββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώββββο»Ώββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώββο»Ώββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώο»Ώβββββββο»Ώο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββο»Ώββββο»Ώβββο»Ώββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώββο»Ώββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώο»Ώββββο»Ώββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββββο»Ώββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββββο»Ώββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββββο»Ώββββββββββο»Ώββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββββββββββββββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώο»Ώο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώββββο»Ώββο»Ώο»Ώββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββββββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώββββββο»Ώββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώββββο»Ώββββο»Ώββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώο»Ώβο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββββββββββββο»Ώο»Ώββββββββββο»Ώβββββββββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώββο»Ώββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώββββββο»Ώββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώββββο»Ώββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώββο»Ώββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώο»Ώβββββββο»Ώο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββο»Ώββββο»Ώβββο»Ώββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώββο»Ώββββββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώο»Ώββββο»Ώββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββββο»Ώββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββββο»Ώββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββββο»Ώββββββββββο»Ώββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββββββββββββββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώββο»Ώο»Ώβο»Ώβββββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββββο»Ώο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββββββο»Ώββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώβββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββββββββββο»Ώο»Ώβ
The eagle needs protection because its habitat is being lost to coffee plantations. About 25,000 hectares of forest in the region have been turned into agricultural land since 2011, and as the world gets warmer due to heat-trapping air pollution, coffee growers move to higher elevations to get away from the heat, meaning more and more of the mountains are turned into agricultural land.
Protecting the black-and-chestnut eagle requires protecting the entire ecosystem and the species in it. That's what the HYLEA Pact is doing, led by Conservation International, the international development organization IDH, CAM, and the Government of Huila. It is introducing new coffee-growing methods that are better for the forest.
"The approach we're taking in Huila is comprehensive β and that's a major contributor to the forest's recovery," said Raina Lang, head of the global coffee program at Conservation International. "We're restoring degraded lands, improving regenerative agriculture in coffee lands and increasing environmental awareness about forest and species protection."βββββο»Ώβο»Ώββββββο»Ώο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώββββββο»Ώββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώββββββο»Ώββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώο»Ώββββββο»Ώββββββββββο»Ώβββββββββββββββο»Ώβββββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώββββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώββββββο»Ώββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώββββο»Ώββββο»Ώββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώο»Ώβο»Ώβββββο»Ώββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώβββββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώο»Ώββββββο»Ώββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββο»Ώββββο»Ώο»Ώβββββββββββββο»Ώββββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώβββο»Ώο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώββββββο»Ώββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώο»Ώββββββββββο»Ώβββββββββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώββο»Ώββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώββββββο»Ώββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώββββο»Ώββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώββο»Ώββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώο»Ώβββββββο»Ώο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββο»Ώββββο»Ώβββο»Ώββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώββο»Ώββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώο»Ώββββο»Ώββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββββο»Ώββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββββο»Ώββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββββββββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββββο»Ώββββββββββο»Ώββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββββββββββββββο»Ώβββββββββββο»Ώβββββββββββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώο»Ώο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώββββο»Ώββο»Ώο»Ώββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββββββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώββββββο»Ώββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώββββο»Ώββββο»Ώββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώο»Ώβο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββββββββββββο»Ώο»Ώββββββββββο»Ώβββββββββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώββο»Ώββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώββββββο»Ώββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώββββο»Ώββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώββο»Ώββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώο»Ώβββββββο»Ώο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββο»Ώββββο»Ώβββο»Ώββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώββο»Ώββββββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώο»Ώββββο»Ώββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββββο»Ώββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββββο»Ώββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββββββββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββββο»Ώββββββββββο»Ώββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββββββββββββββο»Ώβββββββββββο»Ώβββββββββββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώββο»Ώο»Ώβο»Ώβββββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββββο»Ώο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββββββο»Ώββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώβββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββββββββββο»Ώο»Ώβ
Instead of simply growing coffee, the program encourages farmers to mix the plants together with fruit trees, timber trees, and nitrogen-fixing species that help soil health. The fact that the eagles are nesting in the area is a sign that this approach is helping to restore the forest.
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"The presence of this pair and their offspring in Huila is not just a scientific record, it is a sign of hope," said Carlos Costa, the executive director of Conservation International-Colombia. "It reminds us that if we work together with communities and institutions, we can reverse the decline of the most endangered species and ensure that they continue to play their vital role in Andean ecosystems."ββββ
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