Vol. 1 No. 1 Ene-Jun (2011)

Journal Neotropical Biodiversity arises as part of the commemoration of International Year of Biodiversity, under the Regional Biodiversity Programme for Choco which is being implemented by the Technological University of Chocó Diego Luis Cordoba (Uch). This program was initiated in a project of the Uch fi-nanced by Colciencias. One objective was to build a baseline, in this first experience was a compilation of numerous studies that included scientific and gray literature, grouped by five regions of Chocó, with a descriptive summary of each book production. This compilation was not finally published. Then, in 2009, is a second attempt to complete the task slope and with the financial support of the project Local Environmental Manage-ment and production chains, developed at the time by the Uch and funded by the Dutch Agency for Nuffic , it starts the construction of the Baseline-do The Biodiversity Awareness of Chocó (BIOCHOCÓ). This line will integrate all the information that has occurred in the Choco in biodiversity at the level of genes, populations, species, communities and ecosystems also integrate biological records deposited in the different biological collections in the region, Colombia and the world, geo-referenced and indexed taxonomic-mind, will also include projects developed, publications, institutions, researchers and other in-training related. The journal Neotropical Biodiversity envisions biological disseminating research findings made within the tropics of America, hence its name, with a special section for the dissemination of the results of BIOCHOCÓ; in each issue will have at least one item to report list of species a group for Choco. In this first issue, there are inputs for the sound application of biotechnology in the Choco and results of basic research in the areas of zoology and botany. In this first issue, there are inputs for the sound application of biotechnology in the department of Chocó, as results of basic research in the areas of zoology and botany. While we present the magazine, we welcome and invite the scientific community interested in the knowledge of the neotropical biota to participate in this area of scientific dialogue we hope to continue printing the serial generation after generation and that the content of lines is taken into account when making decisions that may help maintain the rich biological diversity contained in the different ecosystems of the Neotropics. With this effort a reality, the Uch-sample of management for the social appropriation of knowledge and responds to its mission and vision in relation to biodiversity.

Alex Mauricio Jiménez-Ortega

Editor