Territorial Governance & Habitat Bank in Chocó Biogeographic Region

Executive Summary & Partnership

In the mega-diverse Chocó rainforest, the Afro-descendant community of Angostura partnered with TERRASOS to structure a pioneering Habitat Bank: a private investment and regulatory biodiversity offset mechanism designed for permanent conservation.

Strategic Agency Role

We designed and executed the Angostura Biodiversity Festival to bridge scientific protocols with traditional ecological knowledge:

1. Institutional Mediation: Technical alignment between corporate environmental biologists and community council leaders.
2. Innovative Social Technology: Science-art-play methodologies ensuring deep community ownership of biodiversity KPIs.
3. Governance & Social Safeguards: Organizational resilience protocols guaranteeing compliance over multi-decade commitments.