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OUR HISTORY: CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF A UNIQUE ECO-SYSTEM 
It is possible to establish a private natural reserve (Reserva Natural de la
Sociedad Civil) for the preservation and conservation of flora and fauna in
Colombia. The legal basis for this is Colombia's Ley 99 de 1993, Articulos
109 - 110 and its applicable regulations. The law allows private landowners
to declare and register a portion of their land as a natural reserve, without
losing title to the land, unless they wish to voluntarily transfer title of
the natural reserve to a foundation (Fundación) or other non-profit entity.
La Pedregoza is a 2,880 hectare (7,116 acre) tropical tree plantation
operated by Plantación Amazonia El Vita S.A. (the "Company"), a Colombian
subsidiary of
Planeta Verde Reforestación S.A., with offices in Colombia,
Panama and Costa Rica. Some 4.57 square kilometers have already been set aside.Three individuals are behind the drive to create this natural reserve. The first is Dexter B. Dombro , a former lawyer, who had an epiphany one day and decided to quit the law and do something useful with his life. The second is Dr. Kochurani Dombro, a dentist and medical acupuncturist who saw the rain forest disappear in her home state of Kerala, India, and felt compelled to correct the imbalance in the soul of our planet caused by that devastation. The third is Dilmun D. Dombro, a university student determined to make a significant difference in our world with hands on "green" action. The Dombro's have selected the initial areas they wish to see protected. Surveyors have now completed the plans and marked the coordinates for the natural reserve, so that registration of the Reserva Natural La Pedregoza can proceed. The initial natural reserve includes two old growth riparian or inundation forests and two morichals, or drainage waterways. All of the selected areas are home to dense rainforest and numerous creatures, many of them on the endangered wildlife list. The new natural reserve is important, because of its strategic location for wildlife along some 5 km of the banks of the Rio el Bita. The name "La Pedregoza" means rocky place in Spanish, thanks to the distinct reddish gravel and rock found in the area. Thanks to its location, La Pedregoza Natural Reserve will provide an important refuge for endangered wildlife and animal species crossing the savannah to the El Tuparro National Park (Parque Nacional Natural El Tuparro) to the South, the Nimajay Natural Reserve and the Omacha Foundation owned Bojonawi Natural Reserve to the east along the banks of the Orinoco river. Besides the banks of the Rio el Bita, the chosen area has an important river inlet that is ideal for an aquatic turtle hatchery and release zone, as well as two significant morichals, which are savannah drainage channels and home to many decorative fish species. The Dombro's intend to add additional areas in the next few years, as surveys are completed. |
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