Preserving, Restoring and Managing Colombian Biodiversity Through Responsible Innovation

在政府和FARC达成和平协议后的历史重要时刻，该提议针对的是哥伦比亚。哥伦比亚是联合国环境规划署（UNEP）认定的17个“超级生物多样性”国家之一。哥伦比亚的生物多样性不仅对该国的自然遗产和保护世界上独特的物种很重要，而且对改善人类福利、社会平等和经济发展也至关重要。该提案建立在现有研究活动的基础上，有更多利益相关者、企业、政府和第三部门组织的参与，促进跨学科专业知识来解决三个发展挑战，并确保影响范围超出项目的长度。我们的短期目标是建立研究能力、伙伴关系和知识，长期目标是刺激围绕生物多样性的经济和社会增长。我们在英国和哥伦比亚建立了一个机构联盟，以便(1)收集有关哥伦比亚自然多样性分布、多样性和保护状况变化的信息；(2)描述和管理农业遗传生物多样性，使育种和耕作更有效；(3)评估其他两个工作方案中概述的生物多样性挑战的挑战和影响，以制定关键的相关政策和方案。此外，我们将通过培养研究人员的技能，以及通过小组会议、讲习班、网络活动和培训课程来培养他们获得研究信息和资源的机会，从而建立研究能力，这些将与哥伦比亚的合作伙伴合作，并与提案的活动保持一致。我们还将通过促进采用创新技术，提高哥伦比亚研究界的技术自给自足能力。此外，我们将确保提高公众对挑战的认识，并告知他们我们的成果可能如何使他们受益。我们关于哥伦比亚生物多样性的建议是及时的，将使目标国家在拟议的活动中达到更高的科学水平，并应用科学为可持续农业的决策和商业投资提供信息。最终，其成果将通过促进和平和包容的社会实现可持续发展，为所有人提供诉诸司法的机会，并在各级建立有效、负责任和包容的机构，从而产生持久影响（联合国可持续发展目标16）。

The proposal targets the country of Colombia, at a very important time in history following the peace agreement between the government and the FARC. Colombia is one of the 17 countries considered as "megadiverse" by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Colombia's biodiversity is not only important for the country's natural heritage and the preservation of unique species in the world, it is also essential for the improvement of human welfare, social equality and economic development.The proposal has been built on a foundation of existing research activities, with the involvement of additional stakeholders, business, government, and third sector organisations, promoting cross-disciplinary expertise to tackle three developmental challenges, and ensuring that impact extents beyond the length of the project.Our short-term goals are to build research capacity, partnerships and knowledge, with the longer-term goals of stimulating economic and social growth around biodiversity. We have established an alliance of institutions in the UK and Colombia in order to (1) gather information on changes in distribution, diversity, and conservation status of the natural diversity of Colombia, (2) characterise and manage agricultural genetic biodiversity to make breeding and farming more efficient, and (3) assess the challenges and impacts associated with the biodiversity challenges outlined in the other two work programmes to develop key relevant policies and programmes.In addition we will build research capability by developing researchers' skills, as well their access to research information and resources through group meetings, workshops, networking events and training courses, that will be delivered in collaboration with Colombian partners and in alignment with the activities of the proposal. We will also improve the technological self-sufficiency of the Colombian research community by facilitating the adoption of innovative technologies. Furthermore, we will ensure we raise awareness of the challenges among the public and inform them of how our outcomes are likely to benefit them. Our proposal on Colombian Biodiversity is timely and will allow the targeted country to reach higher scientific level in the proposed activities as well as applying science to inform decision-making and business investments in sustainable agriculture. Ultimately its outcomes will contribute to a long lasting impact by promoting peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels (UN SDG 16).