Propuesta de un proyecto apícola como alternativa productiva para los habitantes de la vereda Peñas Blancas del parque nacional natural Farallones de Cali

Abstract

Since the Peñas Blancas Vereda from Pichinde Corregimiento (Cali city) was included within the conservation area from the National Natural Park Farallones de Cali, conflicts have arisen between the regulations of protected áreas and the agricultura and livestock activities which the Peñas Blancas population dependent economically. Against this, the environmental authority Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia, the Governorate of Valle del Cauca, the Mayor´s Office of Cali, the SENA and the inhabitants of the Vereda, under a participatory model, defined the implementation of apiculture as an alternative productive in the area that conforms to the regulations of the park. However, the absense of a project formulated with these characteristics has been an impediment to resolve this conflict. Valuing this opportunity, the present document aimed to formulate a Project with a productive alternative for the Vereda Peñas Blancas population from National Natural Park Farallones de Cali, framed within the national legislative framework defined for these protected áreas. The socioeconomic-demographic characteristics of the beneficiaries of the Project were determined in the content of this document. The Project was also formulated with the productive alternative in apiculture following the logical framework approach, defining within it a training component, a productive component and a commercialization component. Subsequently, the Budget required for the development of each activities of the project was constructed, as well as the participation of each of the previosuly mentioned partners and the amount requested for international cooperation. Finally, it is recommended to advance in the restoration agreements between the beneficiaries of the project and the environmental authority.