Rehabilitation

We integrate rehabilitation into our activities, and since the beginning of our operations we have rehabilitated 5.026 hectares of land previously used for open-pit mining, which is now being rehabilitated into woodlands.

Thanks to the reconstruction of these habitats, wildlife species have returned to these areas, spontaneously establishing themselves there, such as the jaguar, the gray brocket, southern tamandua, oncilla, red-footed slider turtle, American kestrel, and significant populations of other birds, insects, amphibians, and reptiles.

Reforestation

We have planted more than 3.4 million native trees from more than 40 species, which are part of a project to create a biodiversity corridor of more than 25,000 hectares between the Serranía del Perijá and the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. In addition, we contribute to protecting threatened and endangered species such as the verawood, black sapote, perehuetano, monkey pot, raintree, and garcero. We have also established programs such as the Farming Silvopasture Production Systems with the aim of promoting participation by the community in topsoil preservation while promoting sustainable agricultural and livestock practices. This program aims to transmit better land use and management technology and has now reaches 150 people from six communities.

 In addition, we established conservation agreements with communities, associations, and families in the region for the restoration, recovery, and protection of strategic areas for conservation in areas surrounding the Mine.