Salina Solar Los Olivitos
Location
Zulia State, Venezuela
Category
International
Basis for Designation
More than 100,000 shorebirds annually.
Size
3,028 hectares (7,482 acres)
Date Designated
March 2018
Site Owner
Productora de sal, C.A. (PRODUSAL)
Site Partners
Movimiento Ambientalista No Gubernamental La Educación (MANGLE)
Overview
Located in the municipality of Miranda in Zulia state, Venezuela, Salina Solar Los Olivitos supports more than 100,000 shorebirds every year of 27 different species. This includes more than 20 species that breed in the Arctic and the boreal forest of North America, highlighting the importance of this site for the conservation of shorebirds on an international scale.
Salina Solar Los Olivitos is the first WHSRN site in Venezuela, and the first on the Caribbean coast of South America. The site is almost 8,000 acres (3,200 hectares) of private property, owned by the salt production company Productora de Sal, C.A. (PRODUSAL).
PRODUSAL has a Clean Harvest Program, with the objective to contribute to the environmentally sustainable development of the salt production industry. The new shorebird reserve is an artificial wetland made up of salt concentration and extraction ponds that belong to the company. These ponds are adjacent to the Ciénaga de Los Olivitos Wildlife Refuge and Ramsar Site.
