How Supporting Women and Girls in Birding Hotspots Supports Bird Conservation
Blue-naped Chlorophonia at a feeding station in the gardens of El Dorado Ecolodge at the Fundacion ProAves El Dorado Reserve, Santa Marta Mountains, Colombia. Photo Courtesy of Isabella Cortes.
What’s the connection between bird conservation and advocacy for women and girls living in birding hotspots? This month’s Bird Watcher’s Digest features my article addressing this exact question, with the focus on a specific project in Colombia initiated by the conservation organization Women for Conservation.
Women for Conservation is a Colombian country-national, women-run organization dedicated to outreach to local communities residing in Colombia’s Important Bird Areas (IBAs) as a result of need identified by Fundacion ProAves (Colombia’s premier bird conservation organization).
I interview Sara Ines Lara and Isabella Cortes (founder and Conservation Director, respectively), the mother daughter duo behind the effort.
Want to learn more about this important connection between women’s opportunity and bird conservation? You can read the article here.
Girls birding workshop hosted by Women for Conservation, Minca, Colombia. Photo courtesy of Isabella Cortes.
Isabella Cortes (far left) with participating local girls during the Women for Conservation-hosted Girls birding workshop. Minca, Colombia.