Plan de Participación de las Partes Interesadas (SEP)

The Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) for the Herencia Colombia (HECO) project outlines a multi-level strategy to involve national government entities, regional environmental authorities, and local communities in the management of 20 million hectares of strategic landscapes. The project focuses on four primary mosaic landscapes: Caribe, Central Andes, Orinoquía Transition, and the Macarena-Chiribiquete corridor, as well as the declaration of new protected areas in the Serranía de San Lucas. It emphasizes the inclusion of indigenous peoples, Afro-descendant communities, and women, while aligning with Colombia's Peace Agreement and National Determined Contributions (NDC). The plan includes a formal Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) and specific protocols for Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) in ethnic territories.

• The HECO program aims for the long-term conservation and financing of 20 million hectares, which is 10% of Colombia's national territory, through the National System of Protected Areas (SINAP).
• The project prioritizes four specific mosaic landscapes: the Caribe mosaic (including Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta), the Central Andes mosaic (including PNN Las Hermosas and PNN Los Nevados), the Orinoquía Transition mosaic (including PNN Chingaza and PNN Sierra de la Macarena), and the Macarena-Chiribiquete corridor, which connects to PNN Chiribiquete.
• The project is designed to complement Colombia's 2016 Peace Agreement, addressing socio-environmental conflicts such as land grabbing and unsustainable land use that emerged after the conflict's termination.
• Direct beneficiaries of the project total 329,658 people, with women representing 51% of this population. Indirect beneficiaries are estimated at 16,614,522 people.
• Indigenous and Afro-descendant populations are concentrated in the Caribe landscape, representing 7.75% of the direct beneficiary population (23,879 indigenous and 1,698 black community members).
• The project implements a multi-level governance structure consisting of a Project Board (national level), Regional Climate Change Nodes and SIRAPS (regional level), and Technical Committees (local level).
• A formal Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) will be established within the first six months of execution to handle complaints regarding fraud, corruption, environmental damage, or social impacts, with a response time of 10 business days.
• The project requires Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) and prior consultation for activities in ethnic territories, specifically for the expansion of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Natural Park.
• The project's design phase included 260 participatory processes involving 1,242 people between May 2020 and November 2021, though local consultations were delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

APA

WWF International (n.d.). Plan de Participación de las Partes Interesadas (SEP). https://files.worldwildlife.org/wwfcmsprod/files/Publication/file/3bm4whhpzd_Plan_de_involucramiento_y_participacion_de_actores_HECO_GCF.pdf

Chicago

WWF International. Plan de Participación de las Partes Interesadas (SEP). n.d. https://files.worldwildlife.org/wwfcmsprod/files/Publication/file/3bm4whhpzd_Plan_de_involucramiento_y_participacion_de_actores_HECO_GCF.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{wwfinternationalndplan, author = {{WWF International}}, title = {{Plan de Participación de las Partes Interesadas (SEP)}}, institution = {WWF International}, url = {https://files.worldwildlife.org/wwfcmsprod/files/Publication/file/3bm4whhpzd_Plan_de_involucramiento_y_participacion_de_actores_HECO_GCF.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }