In 2024, a technical team from Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) and Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia successfully installed a second weather station in Chiribiquete National Natural Park. As climate change accelerates, its impact on ecosystems – particularly in biodiverse regions like the Amazon—becomes increasingly profound. Understanding these shifts requires precise, real-time climate data, making this installation a critical milestone.
Equipped to measure temperature, precipitation, sunshine duration, wind speed, humidity, and solar radiation, this state-of-the-art station will provide invaluable insights into the park’s unique microclimate. Such data is essential for tracking climate trends, predicting extreme weather events, and guiding conservation strategies that protect both biodiversity and Indigenous People and local communities that depend on these ecosystems. This meteorological station is especially valuable in a region with little existing data, and its installation stands out for overcoming major logistical and technical challenges.
In the coming years, the data collected will contribute to a deeper understanding of Chiribiquete’s climatic conditions, benefiting conservation efforts and scientific research. The information will be exclusively managed by Parques Nacionales Naturales and the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, ensuring its use for long-term environmental monitoring and policy development.