Descripción del proceso silvicultural en proyectos de restauración con fines de compensación de huella de carbono

Abstract

This work documents the silvicultural process implemented in the Combia property, located in the Selva de Florencia National Natural Park (Caldas), as part of the Banco de la República’s carbon footprint compensation strategy for 2023. The internship, carried out in partnership with Colombia’s National Natural Parks and the Universidad Distrital, allowed for a detailed description of technical restoration activities using native species, as well as the use of tools such as QGIS, QField, and Excel for data georeferencing and systematization. Based on this experience, a methodological strategy is proposed for the establishment of permanent plots to enable long-term monitoring of growth, natural regeneration, and carbon capture, thereby strengthening the scientific basis of restoration processes and aligning them with climate mitigation goals, biodiversity conservation, and institutional sustainability.