GeoPark Continues Contributing to the Wellbeing of Its Neighboring Communities During the First Half of 2024

During the first half of 2024, the Company worked alongside its neighboring communities, local authorities, and institutional partners to drive progress in the regions where it operates through institutional alliances and high-impact socio-environmental investments.

With the aim of facilitating access to information about its engagement efforts, its contributions to local hiring, and the initiatives it develops to fulfill its commitment to creating and sharing prosperity in the territories where it operates, GeoPark published new editions of the ‘Good News, Good Neighbors’ bulletins. These provide detailed updates on its activities in the departments of Meta, Casanare, and Putumayo in Colombia, and also in Ecuador.

In this material, the Company shared with different stakeholders the results of the alliances and investments it promotes to foster development in the regions where it is present through four key work areas:

Improved Living Conditions

• Distribution of over 5,500 school kits to children and young people from its neighboring communities in Colombia.

• More than 3,900 free medical consultations provided in Meta, Casanare, and Putumayo, in partnership with the Colombian Civil Air Patrol.

• Support for the musical education of over 100 children and youth in Puerto Asís through an alliance with the National Batuta Foundation.

• Completion of the second phase of the public-private-community partnership ‘Putumayo Soñado’, aimed at strengthening leadership and promoting the sustainable development of the department.

• 52% progress in the construction of the sewage system and domestic wastewater treatment plant in Caribayona, Casanare.

Infrastructure for the Community

• Announcement of the project for the study and design of 52 km of road paving along the Puerto Asís – La Alea – La Rosa corridor, in partnership with the Government of Putumayo and the Mayor’s Office of Puerto Asís.

• Delivery of equipment and supplies to the Ombudsman’s Offices of Barranca de Upía and Cabuyaro (Meta), as well as to five Community Action Boards in both municipalities, to help strengthen local institutions.

• Launch of the rehabilitation project for 17.5 km of the Vara-Soceagro road in Casanare.

• Announcement of a contribution to the creation of energy communities through the installation of 1,058 solar power systems for an equal number of families in the municipalities of Monterrey and Paz de Ariporo, via the Works for Taxes mechanism.

• Announcement of the provision of furniture and cultural supplies to 39 educational institutions, benefiting over 4,600 students in Hato Corozal and La Salina, Casanare, through the Works for Taxes mechanism.

Economic Autonomy

• Launch of the second phase of the ‘Emprender y Crecer’ (Start and Grow) program in alliance with the Putumayo Chamber of Commerce to strengthen local businesses, ventures, and companies.

• Support for the education of 20 young people from Villanueva and Tauramena currently pursuing university degrees at the National Open and Distance University (UNAD), Yopal campus, in Casanare.

Sustainable Environment

• Participation in the ‘Ríos Diversos’ program, an initiative led by ANDI and the Sinchi Institute focused on studying the rivers of Putumayo and Caquetá to develop effective strategies for water protection.

• Verification of the water footprint for all operations in Colombia and Ecuador.

• Progress in the construction of the Regional Hydrometeorological Monitoring Center of the Eastern Plains, in Villavicencio, in partnership with IDEAM.

• Contribution of more than 69,000 species records to the Colombian Biodiversity Information System and publication of the book “Biodiversity in Llanos 34 Block” in collaboration with the Orinoquia Biodiverse Foundation (FOB).

• Conservation of over 22 hectares and support for the implementation of 10 productive beekeeping systems under the conservation project in the Mata de La Urama Regional Integrated Management District (DRMI), alongside Corporinoquia and FOB.

• Participation in the Global Big Day event in Putumayo and Casanare to encourage involvement in the world’s largest birdwatching event. More than 1,100 bird species were recorded in both departments.

GeoPark will continue working hand in hand with institutions and neighboring communities to build a legacy of prosperity and sustainable development in the areas where it operates.

Learn more about the Company’s work in Meta, Casanare, Putumayo, and Ecuador by clicking on each territory.

To find out more about our local engagement efforts, visit www.buenosvecinos.com.