Biodiversity and Ecosystems

At GPG, there is a strong commitment to the protection of ecosystems, reflected in the responsible management of our activities and impacts, with the aim of preventing damage to the natural environment and promoting the restoration of degraded areas.

All our facilities have developed specific initiatives to enhance biodiversity, ensuring species conservation, habitat restoration and the strengthening of natural capital in the areas where we operate.

In addition, specific studies have been promoted on species with some level of protection, with the aim of deepening knowledge about them and designing more effective conservation measures adapted to their ecological reality. Notable examples include studies on the Australian Crane, the sponsorship of the endangered species Pimienta Ozúa in the Dominican Republic, and the monitoring of cetaceans and dolphins in Chile.

Evidence Supporting Our Commitment

Mexico

Costa Rica

Brazil

Dominican Republic

Chile

Panama

Australia

Mexico:

Production of endemic plant species to support the construction of the “State Ethnobiological Garden of Durango.” Use of mycorrhizal fungi and vermicompost to improve survival rates of reforested species. Production of native tree species in a power plant nursery. Marine Turtle Protection and Conservation Project. Bird and bat monitoring.

Costa Rica

Brazil

Dominican Republic

Chile

Panama

Australia

Mexico

Costa Rica:

To maintain the quality of the aquatic ecosystem of the Reventazón River, water quality studies are carried out every six months to determine whether the plant contributes any pollution to the riverbed. Collaboration continues with a leading conservation organization to promote and protect natural capital, including the installation of signage to safeguard sensitive environments.

Brazil

Dominican Republic

Chile

Panama

Australia

Mexico

Costa Rica

Brazil:

At the Sobral and Sertão facilities in Piauí, a Degraded Areas Recovery Program has been implemented, while at the Minas Gerais facilities a Revegetation Plan has been carried out for two Permanent Preservation Areas (areas of special interest as biological corridors). During the operation of the Sobral and Sertão photovoltaic plants, a fauna monitoring plan has been implemented to assess the real impact of operations on local wildlife groups. A snake rescue and relocation protocol has also been developed.

Dominican Republic

Chile

Panama

Australia

Mexico

Costa Rica

Brazil

Dominican Republic:

Participation in the “Red Line Rescue Mission” Program through the sponsorship of the endangered species Pimienta Ozúa, carried out in the Ozama Wetlands National Park (930 seedlings over the last four years). Activities are planned in coordination with staff from the Botanical Garden and ECORED.

Chile

Panama

Australia

Mexico

Costa Rica

Brazil

Dominican Republic

Chile:

Completion of the Special Flora Management Plan at the Cabo Leones II wind farm. This plan defines vegetation management measures complemented by germplasm (seed) recovery actions, aimed at preserving the genetic diversity of the natural heritage of the Atacama Region. Cetacean and dolphin monitoring studies have been conducted, along with periodic studies of avifauna and bats.

Panama

Australia

Mexico

Costa Rica

Brazil

Dominican Republic

Chile

Panama:

Tree planting on land belonging to the La Yeguada hydropower plant.

Australia

Mexico

Costa Rica

Brazil

Dominican Republic

Chile

Panama

Australia:

The special study of the Australian Crane continues in the surroundings of the Berrybank wind farm. Bird and bat inventories are conducted at other wind farms, along with mortality monitoring. Reports and adaptive management strategies are developed in collaboration with landowners. At the Crookwell III wind farm, biodiversity credits have been purchased to conserve habitats affected by the construction of the wind farm.