From the Instituto de Estudios Ambientales of the National University of Colombia - IDEA, we are pleased to share with you the first edition of the book "In Lipa's footsteps: Environmental conflicts in the floodplains of Arauca, Colombia".

This book is the product of the teamwork of different groups, and is related to the topics we work on and discuss in the classes, in the Observatorio de Conflictos Ambientales - OCA, and in IDEA.

Special thanks to TRAJECTS for funding and to its administrative team. To the PAFD for their contributions to the process, and to the IDEA editorial board.