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Biodiversity
GRI 103-1, 103-2, 103-3 - Protection of biodiversity and respect for the biome | 304-3 | EM-EP-160a.1
Prior to implementation and for the
environmentally correct operation of our
generation and E&P assets, we conducted
biodiversity studies in order to reduce our
interference with fauna and flora. We strictly
follow the environmental licensing processes,
adopting and monitoring the resulting programs,
with procedures established by experts and
approval by the appropriate bodies.
In the implementation stage, we seek to act in
areas already anthropized, since the potential
impacts are linked to the suppression of
vegetation. In line with Brazilian legislation, if
there is interference in the flora, we conduct
environmental impact studies and forest
inventories to collect data on the habitat and,
subsequently, apply for Plant Suppression
Authorizations (ASV). The impacts are further
mitigated by the selective culling of species
and compensation measures, which include
the planting of native species and/or financial
incentives for socio-environmental projects.
In addition, in 2021, we prepared our first
Biodiversity Management procedure, which
applies to all areas under our control, in addition
to subcontractors. In this procedure, guidelines
are established that focus on fauna management,
with norms for compensatory forest and financial
replenishment measures. Additionally, we
implemented the following KPIs, with a focus on
promoting biodiversity:
> Payment of Environmental Compensation;
> Forest Replenishment;
> Forest Replenishment Fee;
> Compliance with Environmental License
Conditions;
> Environmental Accidents.
In 2021, we maintained about 509 hectares of
legal reserve (mandatory and voluntary) and the
goal of 60 hectares as a forest replacement area
that, by the end of the period, had already been
planted with new species over six hectares. In
Maranhão, we chose to recover an old landfill in
the municipality of Lima Campos, transforming
the previously degraded landscape. Aware
of the paramount importance of biodiversity
and the ecosystem services promoted by
forest replacement, we created the Reforest
Program during the year in partnership with
the Secretariat of the Environment and Natural
Resources of the State of Maranhão, the Mearim
River Hydrographic Basin Committee and local
city governments. Through the initiative, we will
recover an initial area of 60 hectares, equivalent
to approximately 85 football fields, in the vicinity
of the Mearim River Basin and in the Mirador
State Park, in the Itapecuru River Basin. The
work aims at the recovery of biomes and the
preservation of the Maranhão river basins, which
play a fundamental role in the local economy and
in the supply of water to the state's population.
The program will act as a pilot for the deployment
of actions that will contribute to our ESG 3
Commitment. In addition, it prioritizes areas with
potential for agroforestry systems to encourage
environmental preservation and socio-economic
development.
During the operation of our assets, we mitigated,
assuring rigorous Socio-environmental Control
and Monitoring programs, any potential impacts of
waste generation and disposal, effluent discharge
noises and atmospheric emissions.
Forest and reforestation reserve areas
Habitats protected
by the assets
Origin/Conservation
Unit
E&P
Reforestation
UF
Action
509
hectares of legal
reserves (mandatory
and voluntary), in 2021
60
Area (ha)
MA
Replacement of seedlings that have been
suppressed
Maranhão
Legal Reserve*
MA
Voluntary conservation of the remaining area
of the former legal reserve
308
Amazonas
Legal Reserve*
AM
Compulsory conservation
Roraima
Legal Reserve*
RR
Compulsory conservation.
Tauá
Legal Reserve*
CE
Compulsory conservation
Total
126
33
42
569
sustainability report 2021
* Reserve areas keep the original vegetation cover.
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