BRIDGE Colombia is a multidisciplinary network of researchers and organisations, mainly from Colombia and the UK, working to understand, promote, and preserve Colombia’s biodiversity with the ultimate goal of stimulating the economic and social growth in the country and region.
BRIDGE partners are working to build research capacity and human capital development in Colombia, stimulate partnerships between organisations in Colombia and with international partners, and promote exchange of knowledge with the goal of stimulating economic growth in Colombia.
Projects
Every year partners come together to facilitate research projects on a different theme
GROW Colombia
Preserving, restoring and managing Colombian biodiversity through responsible innovation
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Earth Biogenome Project - Colombia
Adding Colombia's indigenous wildlife to the global DNA inventory of planet Earth's biodiversity
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C3Biodiversidad
Colombian Cyberinfrastructure Consortium for Biodiversity: The potential for data to transform how we tackle many of our major challenges
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Bioeconomy Cluster
An economy based on biodiversity is the way to achieve sustainability, and social and economic prosperity
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"As well as being a source of wonder, the abundance of life in Colombia is essential to strengthen Colombian Institutions and to achieve economic growth and peace".
News
Silvia Restrepo at the UNESCO Chair in Biotechnology and Sustainable Development Goals
The Unesco Chair in Biotechnology and ODS was launched on March 4, 2021...
In Colombia, Former Guerillas Use iNaturalist to Record Biodiversity
Work with the former guerrillas to conduct biodiversity surveys of the areas they occupied...
From conflict to conservation: Colombia’s ex-combatants are being enrolled as forest guardians
A programme to employ ex-guerrilla fighters as conservationists is starting to take off in Colombia...
The guerrillas who became protectors
Former guerrillas are part of a plan to protect the jungle's flora and fauna...
The science putting sustainable chocolate on the Easter menu
How are scientists in Colombia and the UK working to ensure a sustainable supply of chocolate?...
A big data cyberinfrastructure to keep pace with Colombia’s natural capital
A reference framework for establishing a research cyberinfrastructure in emerging countries...
Women in Science: Sustainable agriculture in Colombia
We speak to Postdoctoral Scientist Nasmille Larke-Mejía whose research is helping to improve agricultural practices...
As Climate Changes, Colombia’s Small Coffee Farmers Pay the Price
The Colombian mountain region, where coffee is grown, is warming by 0.5 degrees Fahrenheit per decade....
How much do we know about our insects?
These species are vital for the maintenance of an ecosystem and food security, so knowing them is important...
Andean bears found their guardian
A Colombian scientist will go to the Natural History Museum in London to save what remains of this species threatened...
The megaplan to save the Andean bear from extinction
Several research centers analyze this vulnerable species' DNA....
The Last Chance to Save the Andean Bear
An initiative between entities from Colombia and the United Kingdom seeks to save the Andean bear...
Federica Di Palma appointed to Colombia’s “International Mission of Experts”
This group consists of 43 leading scientists, academics and intellectuals from across the globe....
GROW Colombia: recovering the Andean Bear
As part of our £6.5million genomics project GROW Colombia, working with the Natural History Museum in London and the Humboldt...
Earlham Institute host Colombian science delegation to drive sustainable innovation for biodiversity
Representatives from AGROSAVIA, the Humboldt Institute, IIAP, INVEMAR and SINCHI participated...
A data revolution to drive economic growth in Colombia
The C3Biodiversidad consortium, created by 16 leading Colombian institutions with the support of Earlham Institute, BRIDGE Colombia, and GROW Colombia,...
GROW Amazon Adventures: River Dolphin Diary
Ecotourism is a model that has, through various examples worldwide, helped to stimulate local economies through sharing indigenous knowledge with...
Amazon expedition with British Ambassador to GROW eco-tourism in Colombia
Dr. Peter Tibber, visited for the first time the Amazonian Trapeze to initiate an international exchange of experience...
Flying the flag for UK science in Colombia
The UK is honoured as the guest country, helping Colombia to conserve its natural capital and achieve lasting peace and...
Keeping Colombia megadiverse
Home to a staggering 10% of all of the species of animals and plants on earth, Colombia’s biodiversity is staggeringly...
Events
Perceptions and Prospects of the Circular Bioeconomy in Colombia Workshop
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Regional Bioeconomy Workshop Orinoquía
The workshops were held in Antioquia, Valle de Cauca and Orinoquía...
Regional Bioeconomy Workshop Valle del Cauca
The workshops were held in Antioquia, Valle de Cauca and Orinoquía...
Regional Bioeconomy Workshop Antioquia
The workshops were held in Antioquia, Valle de Cauca and Orinoquía...
Virtual Workshop: The State of Bioeconomy in Colombia. Progress and Challenges in Four Regions within the Sustainable Development Goals Framework
It took place between March 15 and March 19, 2021...
Methods and tools for biodiversity and ecosystem services valuation and management
The online workshop was held on December, 2020....
Doing Science with Colombia 2019
The scientific collaboration between Colombia and the UK has grown over the last 5 years to unprecedented levels...
BRIDGE Colombia Day 2018 in association with COLCIENCIAS and NERC
The 2018 BRIDGE Colombia meeting will consolidate this vital network at a formative time for both Colombia and the UK....
Colombian Cyberinfrastructure Consortium for Biodiversity
C3Biodiversidad aims to help producing the indispensable knowledge about the natural and agricultural biodiversity in Colombia needed to drive the...
BRIDGE Day 2017
The workshop featured a series of talks by key collaborators in the programme, followed by group discussions to decide on...
Doing Science in Colombia 2017
In December, the Colombian Embassy to the UK hosted a diplomatic event at the Natural History Museum to celebrate the...
Funders
International Partners
