Brigitte Baptiste will visit El Carmen de Viboral to learn about the Botanical Garden, cultural offerings, and environmental projects.

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The visit was arranged by the Ministry of Tourism and Economic Development. Photo: Instagram: @brigittelgb

This Saturday, July 12, biologist and researcher Brigitte Baptiste will visit El Carmen de Viboral to learn about various environmental and cultural projects in the municipality , including the Botanical Garden, ecological trails, natural viewpoints, and traditional pottery workshops.

The visit was arranged by the Ministry of Tourism and Economic Development, in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment , and is part of a strategy to strengthen the municipality's outreach through a focus on sustainability and land ownership.

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During his stay, Baptiste will participate in the discussion "Biodiversity Tourism," which will address topics related to conservation, environmental education, and the relationship between community and nature.

In addition to the ecological focus, the tour will include an exploration of the cultural richness of El Carmen de Viboral .

Baptiste is expected to visit ceramics workshops, a tradition that is part of the region's cultural heritage and has been recognized for its technique, history, and identity value.

Baptiste will participate in the discussion "Biodiversity Tourism." Photo: Antioquia is Magical

Brigitte Baptiste is one of Colombia's most recognized voices on biodiversity and sustainability . Born in Bogotá on October 23, 1963, she is a biologist from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, where she also taught for over 15 years.

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He has developed his career working with indigenous and peasant communities in the study and conservation of the country's megadiversity.

She directed the Humboldt Institute for almost a decade and is currently rector of EAN University , as well as co-chair of the global assessment of biodiversity values of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).

She has fostered debates on environmental management, climate change, ancestral knowledge, and diversity from a gender perspective, promoting proposals such as "queer ecology," which challenges binary views of both nature and society.

Baptiste's presence in El Carmen de Viboral represents an opportunity to articulate conservation projects with cultural and community processes , consolidating the municipality as a benchmark for sustainability issues in eastern Antioquia.

*This content was written with the assistance of artificial intelligence, based on publicly available information released to media outlets. It was also reviewed by a journalist and an editor.

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Brigitte Baptiste will visit El Carmen de Viboral to learn about the Botanical Garden, cultural offerings, and environmental projects.

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