Atrato River basin

E162020

The Atrato River basin is a biodiverse and rainforest-rich watershed in northwestern Colombia, known for its dense river network, Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities, and significant ecological and cultural importance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river basin ⓘ
watershed ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
drainedBy Atrato River ⓘ
emptiesInto Caribbean Sea ⓘ
hasBiodiversityFeature extensive riparian forests ⓘ
high endemism ⓘ
rich aquatic fauna ⓘ
rich bird diversity ⓘ
hasCharacteristic dense river network ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ
high rainfall ⓘ
tropical climate ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Afro-Colombian communities ⓘ
linked to: Afro-Colombians

Indigenous peoples ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity river transport ⓘ
small-scale fishing ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
hasEcosystemType mangrove forest ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ
wetland ⓘ
hasGuardian community representatives ⓘ
state institutions ⓘ
hasIndigenousGroup Emberá people ⓘ
linked to: Emberá

Wounaan people ⓘ
Zenú people ⓘ
hasLegalStatus subject of rights ⓘ
inhabitedBy Afro-Colombian communities ⓘ
Indigenous communities ⓘ
isImportantFor climate regulation ⓘ
cultural identity ⓘ
ecosystem connectivity ⓘ
freshwater provision ⓘ
legalDecision Judgment T-622 of 2016 ⓘ
legalRecognitionBy Constitutional Court of Colombia ⓘ
locatedIn northwestern Colombia ⓘ
partOf Chocó biogeographic region ⓘ
recognizedAs entity with legal personhood ⓘ
region Department of Antioquia ⓘ
Department of Chocó ⓘ
linked to: Chocó Department

Department of Córdoba ⓘ
linked to: Córdoba Province
supports riverine settlements ⓘ
traditional livelihoods ⓘ
threatenedBy armed conflict ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ
illegal mining ⓘ
pollution ⓘ

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Turbo, Colombia → borderedBy → Atrato River basin ⓘ
Gulf of Urabá → drainageBasinIncludes → Atrato River basin ⓘ
Atrato River delta → partOf → Atrato River basin ⓘ
Quibdó → partOf → Atrato River basin ⓘ
Judgment T-622 of 2016 → recognizedRightsOf → Atrato River basin ⓘ
Judgment T-622 of 2016 → appliesTo → Atrato River basin ⓘ
Judgment T-622 of 2016 → legalEffect → recognized the Atrato River as a rights-bearing entity ⓘ
linked to: Atrato River basin