Diana Pombo facts for kids

Diana Carolina Pombo Holguín (born January 10, 1952 – died November 12, 2016) was a Colombian hero who worked hard to protect our planet. She was an environmentalist, which means she cared deeply about nature and worked to keep it healthy. She was also an architect, designing buildings, and a writer.

Diana was born in Bogotá, Colombia. She studied architecture at the National University of Colombia. After that, she learned even more about environmental topics in universities in France, Germany, and Brazil.

Protecting Our Planet

Diana Pombo played a big part in creating Colombia's current environmental policies. These are like rules and plans to make sure nature is protected. She also helped start the National Environmental Movement, which is a group of people working together for the environment.

Working with Important Groups

Diana was an advisor for many important organizations. She worked with groups like Colciencias (which supports science), the Ministry of the Environment, and the Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute (which studies Colombia's amazing plants and animals). She also worked with the United Nations, an international organization that helps countries work together.

Big Environmental Projects

As an advisor to the Minister of the Environment, Manuel Rodríguez Becerra, Diana helped design Colombia's first National Biodiversity Strategy. This was a plan to protect all the different kinds of life, like plants and animals, in the country. She also helped create the first International Cooperation Program for the Environment, which meant working with other countries to protect nature.

Diana made important contributions to policies about water, forests, and biodiversity (the variety of life on Earth). She even founded her own organization called the Institute of Environmental Management (IGEA).

Protecting Traditional Knowledge

Diana Pombo was also very involved in the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. This is an international agreement about how to safely handle genetically modified organisms (GMOs). She worked to make sure that new technologies were safe for people and the environment.

She also focused on protecting the traditional knowledge of indigenous, farming, and Afro-Colombian communities. This means respecting the wisdom these communities have about nature and how to live sustainably, passed down through generations. She helped coordinate a team from Latin America to discuss how countries could share and use genetic resources from the Andean region fairly.

A Special Book

Among her many writings, Diana published a book called 'Tropics'. This book explored the culture and unique ways of life of people in tropical regions. It also talked about the places they live, the animals and plants around them, and the objects they use.

Diana Pombo passed away in Bogotá on November 12, 2016. Her work continues to inspire many people to protect our environment.

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In Spanish: Diana Pombo para niños