BIODIVERSITY: A PERSPECTIVE FROM WITHIN by Arturo Escobar | 15 Jun 1999 Seedling - June 1999 Like other social movements around the world, black communities from the Pacific rainforests of Colombia are crafting their own definitions and visions of biodiversity conservation and use. Like other social movements around the world, black communities from the Pacific rainforests of Colombia are crafting their own definitions and visions of biodiversity conservation and use.