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Item Gestión y certificación agroambiental: camino a la sustentabilidad de la floricultura(Corporación Universitaria Lasallista, 2007) Álvarez Hincapié, Carlos Federico; Acevedo Aponte, Julián; Hernández Ceballos, Arley Camilo; Piedrahita Arias, Jaime SebastiánLooking for safe and environmentally respectful products, retailers and manufacturers became more interested in the use of “sustainable” methods. In the agricultural production this includes diverse concepts like integral farms, none or minimum pesticide use, environmental sensitivity, long term soil management, as well as preoccupations related to the worker dignity, health, and well-being. The Colombian floriculture represents one of the main agricultural sectors for the country, due to its employment generation and external money incoming, but its production can entail diverse ecological and social problems. It is here where the management systems and environmental certification work. The management is related to a process of continuous improvement through the planning, the implementation of good practices, the elaboration of protocols, registries and revision. In the floriculture there are different certification systems like EurepGAP-GAP, MPS, FLP and the Rainforest Alliance, among others. In Colombia the program Florverde, by Asocolflores, is remarkable. These systems present differences and similarities in their approaches and demands, but in general they can be related with the search of a greater sustainability on the flower production. Nevertheless, its sole implementation does not guarantee sustainability.