The San Antonio Forest contributes to the ecological connectivity with the Farallones de Cali National Natural Park. Despite its enormous importance, the area is under great threats such as the loss of natural cover due to the increasing construction of housing and the expansion of the agricultural frontier.

In order to reverse this situation, conservation agreements have been developed for the management and sustainable use of the land.

In this sense, more than 50 agreements for the conservation and restoration of water protection strips have been implemented, as well as the inclusion of the area in the municipal land-use plans, within the framework of a governance system for the area.within the framework of a shared governance system, developing integrated and participatory planning actions for the sustainable management of the territory and for the protection of the water resources that supply both the local population and the surrounding areas.