Page 48 - 2019 Sustainability Report
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2019 Sustainability Report
ADDITIONAL VOLUNTARY AREA TO BE DEMINED:
Addressing Legacy Threats to Human Safety
As Gran Tierra prepares to explore and
develop parts of its Suroriente block in southern Putumayo, hundreds of workers from the area have been hired by the company as it launches a large-scale initiative to remediate critical legacy threats to public safety, health and
the environment that were left over from the decades-long conflict in this area.
Many locations were impacted by both
crude spills and anti-personnel mines resulting from decades of armed conflict. Before environmental remediation could take place, the area had to be cleared of mines, improvised explosive devices and unexploded munitions. For more information on the oil spill remediation, please see the story on page 31.
Over 2,500 hectares of land have been inspected and cleared in the Puerto Vega Teteyé area. The company, along with partners Ecopetrol and Campaña Colombiana Contra Minas, has also voluntarily extended this work with the goal of having the entire municipality of Puerto Asís and the surrounding areas certified free of mines. While this will allow exploration and development activities to proceed safely it also removes a significant threat to the residents.
AREA DEMINED IN 2019:
287,474 hectares
2,554 HECTARES
