Colombian Society of Ethnobiology

The Colombian Society of Ethnobiology (Sociedad Colombiana de Etnobiología, SCE) is a Colombian association focused on ethnobiology and the conservation of the country's biocultural heritage. According to its official website, the organization works to study, disseminate and conserve Colombia's bioculturality, and it presents itself as a meeting point for researchers, communities and institutions interested in the relationships between people and biological diversity. The society operates a virtual classroom (Áula Virtual) offering online courses for the generation and management of knowledge, as well as a Biocultural Repository (Repositorio Biocultural) that compiles, stores and freely disseminates digital information on a non-profit basis. It also carries out projects aimed at conserving bioculturality and invites people and organizations to join its efforts. The SCE is part of a broader Latin American ethnobiology network. Its website reports collaboration with the Latin American Society of Ethnobiology (SOLAE) and the Ethnobiological Community of Guatemala (CEGt) in organizing the VIII Latin American Congress and III Regional Symposium of Ethnobiology, under the theme 'Building a common future from diversities and biocultural memory.' The society also highlights Colombia's biocultural richness, citing figures such as 14.8 million peasants, 1,905,617 Indigenous people, and numerous Indigenous and Afro-Colombian peoples, as well as Colombia's ranking as first country in birds and orchids, second in plants, amphibians, butterflies and freshwater fish, third in palms and reptiles, and sixth in mammals. These figures are drawn from DANE-CNPV 2018 and SiB 2021 sources cited on the website. As an association, the SCE functions as a non-profit membership organization rather than a commercial company. Its activities center on research, education, outreach and the maintenance of open digital resources. The society's website provides contact information, a virtual classroom, a biocultural repository, webmail and content editing tools, and it solicits support for the SCE. While the exact founding date and leadership are not specified in the available evidence, the organization is active and engaged in regional ethnobiological cooperation.

The Colombian Society of Ethnobiology (Sociedad Colombiana de Etnobiología, SCE) is a Colombian association dedicated to ethnobiology, the interdisciplinary study of the relationships between human cultures and the biological world. The available evidence does not specify the exact founding date or founding members, but the organization is active and maintains an official website at etnobiologiacolombia.org. The website describes the society's mission as studying, disseminating and conserving Colombia's bioculturality, and it provides tools such as a virtual classroom (Áula Virtual) for online courses, a biocultural repository (Repositorio Biocultural) for the compilation, storage and free dissemination of digital information, and a section for projects and membership. The SCE is part of a regional network of ethnobiology organizations. Its website reports collaboration with the Latin American Society of Ethnobiology (SOLAE) and the Ethnobiological Community of Guatemala (CEGt) to organize the VIII Latin American Congress and III Regional Symposium of Ethnobiology, under the theme 'Building a common future from diversities and biocultural memory,' scheduled for May 5–9. The society also highlights Colombia's biocultural diversity, citing statistics from DANE-CNPV 2018 and SiB 2021, including 14.8 million peasants, 1,905,617 Indigenous people, and Colombia's global rankings in biodiversity (first in birds and orchids, second in plants, amphibians, butterflies and freshwater fish, third in palms and reptiles, sixth in mammals). As a non-profit association, the SCE focuses on research, education, outreach and the maintenance of open digital resources. It invites individuals and organizations to join its efforts and offers ways to support the society. While the exact history and leadership remain unspecified in the available evidence, the organization is currently active and engaged in Latin American ethnobiological cooperation.

• Collaboration with SOLAE and CEGt announced for the VIII Latin American Congress and III Regional Symposium of Ethnobiology, to be held May 5–9.

  [1]Sociedad Colombiana de Etnobiología – Etnobiología Colombiaetnobiologiacolombia.org

Non-profit scientific and cultural association promoting ethnobiology and biocultural conservation in Colombia and Latin America.

1. 1Sociedad Colombiana de Etnobiología – Etnobiología Colombiaetnobiologiacolombia.org
2. 2Colombian Society of Ethnobiology - Wikidatawikidata.org