Wetlands of Bogotá

As a reserve for fauna and flora, the wetlands are vital for the preservation and reproduction of a wide variety of mammals, reptiles, and birds.

The wetland complex has been designated as a protected Ramsar site since 2018.

Many of the wetland ecosystems are disappearing due to rapid population growth within the city of Bogotá.

[2] The flightless Colombian grebe, extinct in the 1980s, was restricted to the Wetlands.

The development plan "For the Bogotá We Want" and the Land Use Plan, Plan de Ordenamiento Territorial known by the acronym POT, has designated Empresa de Acueducto de Bogotá (EAB; Bogota Water Company) as the entity in charge of rescuing and restoring Bogota's wetland ecosystems, which are found in a wide state of deterioration.