| Overall Rating | Reporter |
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| Liaison | Tatiana Molina Velásquez |
| Submission Date | March 4, 2022 |
Universidad CES
OP-9: Landscape Management
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Reporter |
Total campus area:
Figures required to calculate the total area of managed grounds:
| Area (double-counting is not allowed) | |
| Area managed organically, without the use of inorganic fertilizers and chemical pesticides, fungicides and herbicides | 17.83 Hectares |
| Area managed in accordance with an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program that uses selected chemicals only when needed | 0 Hectares |
| Area managed using conventional, chemical-based landscape management practices | 0.69 Hectares |
| Total area of managed grounds | 18.52 Hectares |
A brief description of any land excluded from the area of managed grounds:
Land with vegetation within the facilities is included, vertical gardens are not taken into account.
Percentage of grounds managed organically:
A brief description of the organic landscape management program:
Among the reduction of the most significant impacts due to mortality composting, is the reduction of emissions (NOx), due to the non-incineration of this material, as well as the substitution of nitrogenous fertilizers for organic fertilizer.
Percentage of grounds managed in accordance with an IPM program:
A copy of the IPM plan or program:
A brief description of the IPM program:
A brief description of the institution's approach to plant stewardship:
CES Arboretum: we have 780 native species that are part of the CES Arboretum, among which are 40 species considered threatened. This collection of living trees is an important component of the network of urban forests in the city of Medellin, becoming a benchmark for the academic community and being an institutional heritage of our university. Our forest area of 181,985 m2, represented between the Poblado and CVZ headquarters, this area provides important ecosystem services such as CO2 capture, flow regulation, range of slopes, noise mitigation, landscape enrichment and attraction of fauna .
In addition, we have the Palmetum CES, which has 44 individuals of native palms of different species, providing different ecosystem services, among which are: generation of food for birds, fixation of CO2, conservation of biodiversity, habitat for fauna, among others.
This program is developed from the Biology and Ecology Program, becoming an environmental and social heritage of the entire university community.
A brief description of the institution's approach to hydrology and water use:
A brief description of the institution's approach to landscape materials management and waste minimization:
A brief description of the institution's approach to energy-efficient landscape design:
A brief description of other sustainable landscape management practices employed by the institution:
Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainable landscape management program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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