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Colombian Biodiversity, an Opportunity for the Strengthening of the Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Industries
La biodiversidad colombiana, una oportunidad para el fortalecimiento de las Industrias farmacéutica y cosmética
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0121-4004
10.17533/udea.vitae.v23n3a01
2145-2660
Autor
Bravo Muñoz, Karent Elizabeth
Pereañez Jiménez, Jaime Andres
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ABSTRACT: Colombia, a country privileged by nature, where diversity of climates are created by large altitude gradients which generate a variety of ecosystems and beautiful badlands, punas, mountain forests, dry valleys, high deserts and salt flats; landscapes that have diversity of plants and animals and we are cata- loged as one of the countries as the greatest diversity in the world, preceded by Brazil and followed by Indonesia, China and Mexico. We have 28.000 plants and lichens; it is an invaluable heritage that can give to our country competitive advantages in the discovery and development of active ingredients for the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry by sustainable use of our biodiversity. COL0014476 COL0010359