Appendix C: Sample baseline ecosystem categorization

Ecosystem categorization for pilot site in Villagarzón Colombia

This is a simple table to show the ecosystem for a sample BCDP in the Putumayan Amazon. This area has very sparse biodiversity research data due to historical violence and narcotrafficking in the region, which protected it from economic development but made it prohibitively difficult for researchers to access.

Note that not all ecosystems will be found under each category.

Table 9. Ecosistem value for VGZ

	Version	Platinum	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Biodiversity hotspots	version 2016.1	Priority target (ha)	Recognized hotspot (ha)	Within 50km (ha)	Within 100km (ha)
		14543.1	3135
IUCN Red List of Ecosystems for Colombia	Version 2017	Critically endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable (ha)	Least Corcern (ha)
		0	0	8031	9647.1
IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology	Version 2.0 (2017)	Major (ha)	Minor (ha)	Within 50km (ha)	Within 100km (ha)
		4070.7	1074.8	12532.6
CBD National targets	Version 2021	Deforestation region 2020 - 2030 (ha)	Deforestation region 2030 - 2050 (ha)	Within 50km (ha)	Within 100km (ha)
		1532.2	0	16145.9	0
UNEP Forest Biodiversity Intactness Index	Version 2023	100% intact forest ecosystem with minimal human disturbance	75% intact forest ecosystem with moderate human disturbance	50% intact forest ecosystem with high human disturbance	25% intact forest ecosystem with very high human disturbance
		14681.2	2135.1	575.9	285.9