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Biodiversity Protection

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Our priority is to preserve ecosystems and contribute to restoring those that have been
transformed or degraded.

We recognize the close link between biodiversity and people, so from the planning stage and in the development of our projects we work to safeguard nature, conserve and protect areas of high biodiversity value, maintain ecosystem services and functions, and make reasonable and sustainable use of biodiversity.

Based on our Environmental Commitment, we declare that we will carry out actions that contribute to the protection of the environment and give back to nature.

Policies and Commitments

Biodiversity protection is one of our material environmental issues. Therefore, beyond just regulatory compliance, we propose zero (0) net biodiversity loss through the following principles:

  • Applying mitigation hierarchy to protect biodiversity and use it sustainably.
  • Valuing biodiversity, its services and ecosystem functions from the planning and design stages of our projects.
  • Not operating in legally protected environmental areas.
  • Compensating through conservation and restoration activities, prioritizing areas of high importance for biodiversity.
  • Strengthening social and cultural connections with biodiversity, and promoting knowledge of the natural wealth of the countries we operate in.

Our Approach and Our Management

We have structured our biodiversity protection management on the following action lines:

01

Green infrastructure, sustainability and connectivity.

02

Conservation of wild flora and fauna.

03

Conservation of protected areas.

04

Management of biodiversity knowledge.

The most relevant impacts that we have on biodiversity

Tracking and Monitoring

We ensure the allocation of annual budgets for biodiversity protection and making annual work plans that are monitored by the Environmental Area, the Nature and Neighbors Area, and the Corporate Strategy, Sustainability and Legal Department.

Goals

Short Term

0-3 years

  • Formulate the Corporate Strategic Biodiversity Plan and define medium and long-term goals.
  • Build two (2) animal underpasses in the road corridor of the Llanos 34 block.
  • Implement 100 % of the compensation actions for biodiversity loss authorized in the Llanos 34 block.

Medium And Long Term

3 years and more

  • The medium-term targets will be defined once the Corporate Strategic Biodiversity Plan has been completed and approved.