The project development objective is to increase conservation, knowledge and sustainable use of globally important biodiversity of the Colombian Andes. Specifically, the project will:,,1. Support the development of a more representative, effective, and viable Andean protected area system; ,, 2. Identify conservation opportunities in rural landscapes, develop and promote management tools for biodiversity conservation; ,, 3. Expand, organize, and disseminate the knowledge base on biodiversity in the Andes to a wide audience of stakeholders and policy makers, and implement monitoring tools; and, 4. Promote inter-sectoral coordination to address some root causes of biodiversity loss in the Andes.