Between the Earth and the Water: Iguaque (Spanish)
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"Between the Earth and the Water: Iguaque" explores Colombia’s Iguaque Flora and Fauna Sanctuary as a protected mountain ecosystem essential to water conservation, biodiversity, and sustainable land management. The video explains the water cycle in high-mountain environments, the ecological roles of páramo, Andean forest, mosses, oak forests, orchids, fungi, and pollinators such as hummingbirds and bees. It also highlights ecosystem services, habitat restoration, native plant propagation, ecotourism, environmental education, and community partnerships including payment for environmental services. With connections to ecology, Earth science, biology, conservation, and cultural heritage through the legend of Bachué, this documentary supports curriculum topics on ecosystems, biodiversity, natural resources, and human-environment interaction.
Media Details
Runtime: 25 minutes, 4 seconds
- Topic: Science
- Subtopic: Botany, Conservation, Ecology, Environmental Issues
- Grade/Interest Level: 4 - 8
- Release Year: 2025
- Producer/Distributor: Canal 13
- Series: Entre la Tierra y el Agua
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Between the Earth and the Water: Iguaque (Spanish)