What can we learn from Colombia’s remote Kogi people?

What can we learn from Colombia’s remote Kogi people? The Unesco World Biosphere Reserve is home to 635 endemic bird species – including the critically endangered helmetcrest and the Santa Marta Sabrewing –which all depend on the landscape's health for their continued existence. We heard the roar of a convoy of tourist-filled 4x4s somewhere in the distance, and Garavito sighed: "It's a strong sound you know," he said, lamenting the growing problem of man-made noise pollution. "It's not about translating other people's ideas away so that they fit into hard science paradigms or conventional ways of understanding conservation," Attala explained. José Yesid Ávila Sánchez Despite Minca's changing landscape, Garavito remains optimistic for the future Last year, Garavito taught local non-Indigenous children about ornithology as part of the Fly High Bird Club, a youth programme that integrates Indigenous knowledge and ethno-ornithology.