Team and governance

Governance structure, legal representation, and operational team at Fundación Loros.

Institutional framework

Governance

Chapter VI of the bylaws defines four bodies: the Permanent Founder, the General Assembly of Associates, the Legal Representative (principal and alternate), and the Fiscal Auditor. The Assembly operates in an advisory capacity while the Permanent Founder is active, and assumes full decision-making authority when the Permanent Founder ceases to hold the role (article 25).

The Permanent Founder serves ad honórem (article 12, paragraph 4). This condition is structural to the lean operating model described in article 14 and serves as a safeguard against the diversion of resources toward governance expenses.

About the nature of their collaboration

The members of the Advisory Board accompany Fundación Loros on an honorary basis and in their personal capacity. Their counsel covers, each within their area of expertise, specific aspects of our protocols for psittacine rehabilitation, husbandry and reintroduction; we receive it with gratitude and incorporate it whenever it is technically sound to do so.

Their mention on this site acknowledges that accompaniment, but does not imply endorsement of, or agreement with, all the Foundation's decisions, opinions or publications. Responsibility for the Foundation's general orientations, operational criteria and institutional outcomes lies exclusively with the Foundation.

Advisory Board members are not on the Foundation's payroll and receive no remuneration for their accompaniment. They may, however, attend the Foundation's assemblies as voiced guests, under the terms set out in the current bylaws.

Environmental oversight and compliance

Supervising environmental authority

Fundación Loros conducts its operations under the supervision of the Regional Autonomous Corporation of the Canal del Dique (CARDIQUE), the competent environmental authority for northern and central Bolívar. The Foundation is registered in the Wildlife Friends Network through Resolution No. 1972 of December 28, 2022 and its subsequent acts.

Our management adheres to the environmental authority's guidelines and addresses its requirements in a timely manner. Periodic controls and ongoing feedback underpin the continuous improvement of our rescue, rehabilitation, and release processes and our compliance with applicable regulations.

The logo identifies the environmental authority that exercises oversight; its use does not imply sponsorship or partnership.

Want to join the team or collaborate as a volunteer?

We welcome national and international volunteers through the program established in our statutes. Field season dates and selection criteria are coordinated by email or WhatsApp.

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