Acuerdo Especial Ambiente y Transformaciones Territoriales

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Country/entity: Colombia
Region: Americas
Agreement name: Acuerdo Especial Ambiente y Transformaciones Territoriales
Date: 14 Jul 2024
Agreement status: Multiparty signed/agreed
Interim arrangement: Yes
Agreement/conflict level: Intrastate/intrastate conflict
Colombian Conflict (1964 - )
The Colombian conflict is really a set of conflicts and the peace agreements reflect both different processes relating to different conflict groups and dyads, and processes taking place at different times in a complex peace process history. The Colombian civil war has its roots in the late 1940s and the violent infighting between liberal and the conservative factions. Emerging from the liberal tradition with a thorough grounding in nationalist communist ideology, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—People's Army (FARC) began its armed insurrection against the Colombian government in 1964. Other left-wing guerrillas emerged as well, most notably the socialist/populist M-19, which would later be integrated into the formal political system in the peace process of 1990s; the National Liberation Army (ELN), which has strong roots in liberation theology, and the Maoist Ejército Popular de Liberación (EPL) (also part of the 1990 process, less successfully). Several stages of peace processes were undertaken by the various sides, which were further complicated by the emergence of right-wing paramilitary ‘self-defence’ forces. The peace agreement between the Colombian government under President Uribe and the main alliance of the paramilitary groups, the United Self-Defence Forces of Colombia (AUC), concluded in 2005 and is still heavily disputed as several remnants are still active, but now subsumed under the heading ‘Bacrim’ (Bandas criminales). In addition, FARC and ELN maintain a military presence, but both demonstrate a strong interest in completing successful peace negotiations with the government, with the most recent agreements being between FARC and the Government.
Stage: Framework/substantive - partial
Conflict nature: Government/territory
Peace process: Colombia VII - Petro Peace Dialogues with FARC-EP
Parties: National Government of Colombia:

Camilo González Posso, Coordinator of the Delegation of the National Government
Gloria Quinceno, Government Delegation
Pedro Arenas, National Government Delegation
Luis Novoa, Government Delegation
[Unnamed delegate], Delegation of Government
Genny Calvo O., Delegate of Government
Carlos Murgas Dávila, Delegate National Government
Luz Dary Landazury S., Government Delegation
Oscar G. Salazar Muñoz, Delegate of Government

FARC-EP:

Leopoldo Durán G., Coordinator of the delegation FARC-EP
José Tomás Ojeda Soleimani, Delegate FARC-EP
Cipriano Cortés, Delegate FARC-EP
Caicedo Ríos, Delegate FARC-EP
Third parties: Guarantor Countries:

[Unnamed], Ambassador Norway
[Unnamed], Ireland
Philipp Lustenberger, Swiss Confederation
Armando Franchi, Representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

International Organizations:

[Unnamed], Delegation of the European Union
[Unnamed], Delegate of the Special Representative of the United Nations in Colombia
Edelma Gomez, MAPP-OEA (Mission to Support the Peace Process - Organization of American States)
Humberto M. Shikiya, World Council of Churches
Camila Forero García, Colombian Episcopal Conference
Description: This agreement focuses on environmental protection and territorial transformations as part of Colombia's peace process, particularly in the Amazon region and other environmentally sensitive areas. It establishes a framework for dialogue between ethnic and peasant communities, government institutions, and environmental agencies to address deforestation, biodiversity loss, and sustainable development. The agreement adopts commitments from various regional dialogues and commissions that took place in different territories, emphasizing community participation, environmental protection, and sustainable alternatives to illegal economies.

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Groups

Children/youth: Groups→Children/youth→Rhetorical
In this area, the need to develop effective plans for the replacement of the economies that are now considered illegal, to promote labour reconversion projects and to support women and young people, considering the creation of a region of peace, was emphasised.
Disabled persons: No specific mention.
Elderly/age: No specific mention.
Migrant workers: No specific mention.
Racial/ethnic/national group: Groups→Racial/ethnic/national group→Rhetorical
Taking into account the country's commitments to the necessary protection of the Amazon, and the importance of the environmental agenda for peacebuilding, the parties agree to develop a space for dialogue with the ethnic and peasant peoples, occupants of the north-western arc of this region, institutions, the private sector, academia, among others, with the aim of getting to know proposals and alternatives aimed at avoiding deforestation and loss of biodiversity in the next ‘summer period’, as well as other impacts on natural resources.
In all the encounters, there have been specific spaces for dialogue for women and for ethnic and rural communities.
Religious groups: No specific mention.
Indigenous people: Groups→Indigenous people→Rhetorical
Recognise and support indigenous peoples, such as the Barí people, in their role as protectors of nature and in the implementation of environmental protection projects.
Other groups: Groups→Other groups→Substantive
Taking into account the country's commitments to the necessary protection of the Amazon, and the importance of the environmental agenda for peacebuilding, the parties agree to develop a space for dialogue with the ethnic and peasant peoples, occupants of the north-western arc of this region, institutions, the private sector, academia, among others, with the aim of getting to know proposals and alternatives aimed at avoiding deforestation and loss of biodiversity in the next ‘summer period’, as well as other impacts on natural resources.
to identify lands within the agricultural frontier that can be subject to cadastral processes, formalisation or titling to peasant families;
to evaluate current requests for Peasant Reserve Zones;
Refugees/displaced persons: No specific mention.
Social class: No specific mention.

Gender

Women, girls and gender: In all the encounters, there have been specific spaces for dialogue for women and for ethnic and rural communities.
In Tibú, a meeting and social dialogue was held with women, with contributions on environmental issues.
In this area, the need to develop effective plans for the replacement of the economies that are now considered illegal, to promote labour reconversion projects and to support women and young people, considering the creation of a region of peace, was emphasised.
Men and boys: No specific mention.
LGBTI: No specific mention.
Family: No specific mention.

State definition

Nature of state (general): No specific mention.
State configuration: No specific mention.
Self determination: No specific mention.
Referendum: No specific mention.
State symbols: No specific mention.
Independence/secession: No specific mention.
Accession/unification: No specific mention.
Border delimitation: No specific mention.
Cross-border provision: No specific mention.

Governance

Political institutions (new or reformed): No specific mention.
Elections: No specific mention.
Electoral commission: No specific mention.
Political parties reform: No specific mention.
Civil society: Taking into account the country's commitments to the necessary protection of the Amazon, and the importance of the environmental agenda for peacebuilding, the parties agree to develop a space for dialogue with the ethnic and peasant peoples, occupants of the north-western arc of this region, institutions, the private sector, academia, among others, with the aim of getting to know proposals and alternatives aimed at avoiding deforestation and loss of biodiversity in the next ‘summer period’, as well as other impacts on natural resources.
In this space, priority will be given to the participation of communities, entities of the National Environmental System and the National Agrarian Reform System.
As a matter of priority, the Peace Dialogues Table urges the inter-institutional and community commissions and tables, particularly those of Sur del Meta-Noroccidente del Guaviare, Catatumbo, norte-nordeste-bajo Cauca Antioqueño and Caquetá-Yarí, to speed up the inclusive dialogue between environmental institutions and grassroots communities in order to reach an agreement that will make it possible to implement in the short-term socio-environmental programmes and projects that benefit the communities, while recognising their rights as caretakers of environmentally important areas.
1. In San Vicente del Caguán, last 8th and 9th of April a social dialogue was held and days 22nd and 23rd of May the Inter-institutional and Communitarian Commission was installed, in which the topics of current occupation of the territory and figures of environmental ordering, the suitability of the soil and participative environmental zoning were tackled.
2. In Puerto Concordia, Meta, on 2 June, a social dialogue was held with the participation of six mayors‘ offices and two governors’ offices, and in Puerto Rico, Meta, on 14 June, within the framework of social dialogues, Working Groups were set up and an Inter-institutional and Community Commission was established with the participation of 10 entities, 8 from the Department of Meta, COPMACARENA and three mayors' offices, which addressed the requests and proposals of the communities living in the Macarena Special Management Area - AMEM-.
Likewise, the urban environmental proposals presented by the academy and young people from the region are highlighted.
The Peace Dialogues Table urges community and environmental organisations, territorial authorities (mayors’ offices and governors’ offices), the private sector, academia, the institutional framework of the National Government, the entities of the SINA, the Directorate of Natural Parks, the Environmental Corporations, and those of the Agrarian Reform System, to maintain the constructive spirit and the willingness for common and integrative effort in the Territorial Transformation for Peace with social and environmental justice.
The parties are grateful for the permanent accompaniment and technical support of the Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations in Colombia, the Mission to Support the Peace Process MAPP-OEA, the Colombian Episcopal Conference and the World Council of Churches.
Traditional/religious leaders: No specific mention.
Public administration: 2. In Puerto Concordia, Meta, on 2 June, a social dialogue was held with the participation of six mayors‘ offices and two governors’ offices, and in Puerto Rico, Meta, on 14 June, within the framework of social dialogues, Working Groups were set up and an Inter-institutional and Community Commission was established with the participation of 10 entities, 8 from the Department of Meta, COPMACARENA and three mayors' offices, which addressed the requests and proposals of the communities living in the Macarena Special Management Area - AMEM-.
In the Commission, it became clear that it is important to improve the cartographic and territorial-environmental planning information available to government entities headed by the IGAC;
Constitution: No specific mention.

Power sharing

Political power sharing: No specific mention.
Territorial power sharing: No specific mention.
Economic power sharing: No specific mention.
Military power sharing: No specific mention.

Human rights and equality

Human rights/RoL general: No specific mention.
Bill of rights/similar: No specific mention.
Treaty incorporation: No specific mention.
Civil and political rights: No specific mention.
Socio-economic rights: No specific mention.

Rights related issues

Citizenship: No specific mention.
Democracy: No specific mention.
Detention procedures: No specific mention.
Media and communication: No specific mention.
Mobility/access: No specific mention.
Protection measures: No specific mention.
Other: No specific mention.

Rights institutions

NHRI: No specific mention.
Regional or international human rights institutions: No specific mention.

Justice sector reform

Criminal justice and emergency law: No specific mention.
State of emergency provisions: No specific mention.
Judiciary and courts: No specific mention.
Prisons and detention: No specific mention.
Traditional Laws: No specific mention.

Socio-economic reconstruction

Development or socio-economic reconstruction: Socio-economic reconstruction→Development or socio-economic reconstruction→Socio-economic development
In these spaces, in a participative manner, the topics of ‘Lands, territories and environment’ and ‘infrastructure, sustainable development and population groups of special interest’ have been addressed.
As a matter of priority, the Peace Dialogues Table urges the inter-institutional and community commissions and tables, particularly those of Sur del Meta-Noroccidente del Guaviare, Catatumbo, norte-nordeste-bajo Cauca Antioqueño and Caquetá-Yarí, to speed up the inclusive dialogue between environmental institutions and grassroots communities in order to reach an agreement that will make it possible to implement in the short-term socio-environmental programmes and projects that benefit the communities, while recognising their rights as caretakers of environmentally important areas.
4. In the regional dialogue held in Yarumal, Antioquia, last 21st June, proposals were put forward linked to sustainable experiences of rural economies and specifically a project of ecological restoration, agroforestry and labour reconversion in the municipalities of Anorí, Bagre, Yarumal, Segovia, Briceño, Valdivia, Ituango, led by CORANTIOQUIA.
In this area, the need to develop effective plans for the replacement of the economies that are now considered illegal, to promote labour reconversion projects and to support women and young people, considering the creation of a region of peace, was emphasised.
The territorialisation of peace contributes to the building of trust and the preservation of strategic ecosystems and the promotion of sustainable development.
Socio-economic reconstruction→Development or socio-economic reconstruction→Infrastructure and reconstruction
In these spaces, in a participative manner, the topics of ‘Lands, territories and environment’ and ‘infrastructure, sustainable development and population groups of special interest’ have been addressed.
Likewise, initiatives were proposed to review the environmental viability of infrastructures required by the communities.
National economic plan: No specific mention.
Natural resources: Create a technical commission for the protection of wetlands and strategic ecosystems in Catatumbo, and educate about the importance of conservation and the goods and services that ecosystems provide.
International funds: No specific mention.
Business: No specific mention.
Taxation: No specific mention.
Banks: No specific mention.

Land, property and environment

Land reform/rights: Land, property and environment→Land reform/rights→Land reform and management
In this space, priority will be given to the participation of communities, entities of the National Environmental System and the National Agrarian Reform System.
During the ceasefire and as agreed in the IV cycle of the Peace Dialogues Table (MDP), commissions were set up to draw up Territorial Transformation Plans in Yarí, in Catatumbo, in the interfluvium of the Ariari, Güejar and Guayabero rivers, and a socio-environmental dialogue was held in Yarumal.
We emphasise the concept of environmental protection included in the commitment defined in cycle III and that included in paragraph 3 of the San José del Guaviare Territorial Transformations Agreement.
In these spaces, in a participative manner, the topics of ‘Lands, territories and environment’ and ‘infrastructure, sustainable development and population groups of special interest’ have been addressed.
As a matter of priority, the Peace Dialogues Table urges the inter-institutional and community commissions and tables, particularly those of Sur del Meta-Noroccidente del Guaviare, Catatumbo, norte-nordeste-bajo Cauca Antioqueño and Caquetá-Yarí, to speed up the inclusive dialogue between environmental institutions and grassroots communities in order to reach an agreement that will make it possible to implement in the short-term socio-environmental programmes and projects that benefit the communities, while recognising their rights as caretakers of environmentally important areas.
The commitments on Territorial Transformation and Environmental Affairs derived from the social dialogue conferences, which have been approved by the parties, are accepted as Roundtable agreements.
1. In San Vicente del Caguán, last 8th and 9th of April a social dialogue was held and days 22nd and 23rd of May the Inter-institutional and Communitarian Commission was installed, in which the topics of current occupation of the territory and figures of environmental ordering, the suitability of the soil and participative environmental zoning were tackled.
Work will be done on proposals and alternatives compatible with the conservation objectives in Environmental Management Areas, and the problem of concentration of lands in the region will be addressed.
It was agreed to work on ways to overcome judicial approaches and the use of force in the preservation of ecosystems, as was the case with Operation Artemis.
In the Commission, it became clear that it is important to improve the cartographic and territorial-environmental planning information available to government entities headed by the IGAC;
to identify lands within the agricultural frontier that can be subject to cadastral processes, formalisation or titling to peasant families;
3. In Ocaña and Tibú, between 28 June and 1 July, it was agreed to move forward on the environmental land management so that farmers can use the land in an appropriate and sustainable way.
Create a technical commission for the protection of wetlands and strategic ecosystems in Catatumbo, and educate about the importance of conservation and the goods and services that ecosystems provide.
As well as implementing a reforestation plan for Catatumbo accompanied by CORPONOR.
4. In the regional dialogue held in Yarumal, Antioquia, last 21st June, proposals were put forward linked to sustainable experiences of rural economies and specifically a project of ecological restoration, agroforestry and labour reconversion in the municipalities of Anorí, Bagre, Yarumal, Segovia, Briceño, Valdivia, Ituango, led by CORANTIOQUIA.
Land, property and environment→Land reform/rights→Property return and restitution
to identify lands within the agricultural frontier that can be subject to cadastral processes, formalisation or titling to peasant families;
to evaluate current requests for Peasant Reserve Zones;
Pastoralist/nomadism rights: No specific mention.
Cultural heritage: No specific mention.
Environment: Taking into account the country's commitments to the necessary protection of the Amazon, and the importance of the environmental agenda for peacebuilding, the parties agree to develop a space for dialogue with the ethnic and peasant peoples, occupants of the north-western arc of this region, institutions, the private sector, academia, among others, with the aim of getting to know proposals and alternatives aimed at avoiding deforestation and loss of biodiversity in the next ‘summer period’, as well as other impacts on natural resources.
In this space, priority will be given to the participation of communities, entities of the National Environmental System and the National Agrarian Reform System.
During the ceasefire and as agreed in the IV cycle of the Peace Dialogues Table (MDP), commissions were set up to draw up Territorial Transformation Plans in Yarí, in Catatumbo, in the interfluvium of the Ariari, Güejar and Guayabero rivers, and a socio-environmental dialogue was held in Yarumal.
We emphasise the concept of environmental protection included in the commitment defined in cycle III and that included in paragraph 3 of the San José del Guaviare Territorial Transformations Agreement.
In these spaces, in a participative manner, the topics of ‘Lands, territories and environment’ and ‘infrastructure, sustainable development and population groups of special interest’ have been addressed.
As a matter of priority, the Peace Dialogues Table urges the inter-institutional and community commissions and tables, particularly those of Sur del Meta-Noroccidente del Guaviare, Catatumbo, norte-nordeste-bajo Cauca Antioqueño and Caquetá-Yarí, to speed up the inclusive dialogue between environmental institutions and grassroots communities in order to reach an agreement that will make it possible to implement in the short-term socio-environmental programmes and projects that benefit the communities, while recognising their rights as caretakers of environmentally important areas.
The commitments on Territorial Transformation and Environmental Affairs derived from the social dialogue conferences, which have been approved by the parties, are accepted as Roundtable agreements.
1. In San Vicente del Caguán, last 8th and 9th of April a social dialogue was held and days 22nd and 23rd of May the Inter-institutional and Communitarian Commission was installed, in which the topics of current occupation of the territory and figures of environmental ordering, the suitability of the soil and participative environmental zoning were tackled.
Likewise, initiatives were proposed to review the environmental viability of infrastructures required by the communities.
Work will be done on proposals and alternatives compatible with the conservation objectives in Environmental Management Areas, and the problem of concentration of lands in the region will be addressed.
It was agreed to work on ways to overcome judicial approaches and the use of force in the preservation of ecosystems, as was the case with Operation Artemis.
In the Commission, it became clear that it is important to improve the cartographic and territorial-environmental planning information available to government entities headed by the IGAC;
to review productive projects with an environmental focus that include initiatives for the restructuring of livestock and the strengthening of tourism, community ecotourism, among others.
This includes the fight against deforestation, adequate water management and overcoming dependence on coca economy.
Create a technical commission for the protection of wetlands and strategic ecosystems in Catatumbo, and educate about the importance of conservation and the goods and services that ecosystems provide.
Recognise and support indigenous peoples, such as the Barí people, in their role as protectors of nature and in the implementation of environmental protection projects.
In Tibú, a meeting and social dialogue was held with women, with contributions on environmental issues.
Likewise, the urban environmental proposals presented by the academy and young people from the region are highlighted.
4. In the regional dialogue held in Yarumal, Antioquia, last 21st June, proposals were put forward linked to sustainable experiences of rural economies and specifically a project of ecological restoration, agroforestry and labour reconversion in the municipalities of Anorí, Bagre, Yarumal, Segovia, Briceño, Valdivia, Ituango, led by CORANTIOQUIA.
The Peace Dialogues Table urges community and environmental organisations, territorial authorities (mayors’ offices and governors’ offices), the private sector, academia, the institutional framework of the National Government, the entities of the SINA, the Directorate of Natural Parks, the Environmental Corporations, and those of the Agrarian Reform System, to maintain the constructive spirit and the willingness for common and integrative effort in the Territorial Transformation for Peace with social and environmental justice.
The territorialisation of peace contributes to the building of trust and the preservation of strategic ecosystems and the promotion of sustainable development.
Water or riparian rights or access: This includes the fight against deforestation, adequate water management and overcoming dependence on coca economy.
Create a technical commission for the protection of wetlands and strategic ecosystems in Catatumbo, and educate about the importance of conservation and the goods and services that ecosystems provide.

Security sector

Security Guarantees: It was agreed to work on ways to overcome judicial approaches and the use of force in the preservation of ecosystems, as was the case with Operation Artemis.
Ceasefire: No specific mention.
Police: No specific mention.
Armed forces: No specific mention.
DDR: No specific mention.
Intelligence services: No specific mention.
Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces: No specific mention.
Withdrawal of foreign forces: No specific mention.
Corruption: No specific mention.
Crime/organised crime: This includes the fight against deforestation, adequate water management and overcoming dependence on coca economy.
In this area, the need to develop effective plans for the replacement of the economies that are now considered illegal, to promote labour reconversion projects and to support women and young people, considering the creation of a region of peace, was emphasised.
Drugs: No specific mention.
Terrorism: No specific mention.

Transitional justice

Transitional justice general: No specific mention.
Amnesty/pardon: No specific mention.
Courts: No specific mention.
Mechanism: No specific mention.
Prisoner release: No specific mention.
Vetting: No specific mention.
Victims: No specific mention.
Missing persons: No specific mention.
Reparations: No specific mention.
Reconciliation: No specific mention.

Implementation

UN signatory: [Only signature, no name] Delegate of the Special Representative of the United Nations in Colombia
Other international signatory: [name illegible], Ireland
Armando Franchi, Representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
[No name, only signature], Delegation of the European Union
Philipp Lustenberger, Swiss Confederation
Humberto M. Shikiya, World Council of Churches
Camila Forero García, Colombian Episcopal Conference
Edelma Gomez, MAPP-OEA
Referendum for agreement: No specific mention.
International mission/force/similar: No specific mention.
Enforcement mechanism: No specific mention.
Related cases: No specific mention.
Source: No specific mention.

SPECIAL AGREEMENT ON ENVIRONMENT AND TERRITORIAL TRANSFORMATIONS AS PART OF THE IMMEDIATE ACTIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PEACE PROCESS

Taking into account the country's commitments to the necessary protection of the Amazon, and the importance of the environmental agenda for peacebuilding, the parties agree to develop a space for dialogue with the ethnic and peasant peoples, occupants of the north-western arc of this region, institutions, the private sector, academia, among others, with the aim of getting to know proposals and alternatives aimed at avoiding deforestation and loss of biodiversity in the next ‘summer period’, as well as other impacts on natural resources.

In this space, priority will be given to the participation of communities, entities of the National Environmental System and the National Agrarian Reform System.

This space will be held on the days 24 and 25 of August in San Vicente del Caguán.

During the ceasefire and as agreed in the IV cycle of the Peace Dialogues Table (MDP), commissions were set up to draw up Territorial Transformation Plans in Yarí, in Catatumbo, in the interfluvium of the Ariari, Güejar and Guayabero rivers, and a socio-environmental dialogue was held in Yarumal.

We emphasise the concept of environmental protection included in the commitment defined in cycle III and that included in paragraph 3 of the San José del Guaviare Territorial Transformations Agreement.

In all the encounters, there have been specific spaces for dialogue for women and for ethnic and rural communities.

In these spaces, in a participative manner, the topics of ‘Lands, territories and environment’ and ‘infrastructure, sustainable development and population groups of special interest’ have been addressed.

As a matter of priority, the Peace Dialogues Table urges the inter-institutional and community commissions and tables, particularly those of Sur del Meta-Noroccidente del Guaviare, Catatumbo, norte-nordeste-bajo Cauca Antioqueño and Caquetá-Yarí, to speed up the inclusive dialogue between environmental institutions and grassroots communities in order to reach an agreement that will make it possible to implement in the short-term socio-environmental programmes and projects that benefit the communities, while recognising their rights as caretakers of environmentally important areas.

The commitments on Territorial Transformation and Environmental Affairs derived from the social dialogue conferences, which have been approved by the parties, are accepted as Roundtable agreements.

Consequently, the conclusions of the events held and of the inter-institutional and Community Commissions and Roundtables held to date are adopted, which include, among others, the following elements:

1. In San Vicente del Caguán, last 8th and 9th of April a social dialogue was held and days 22nd and 23rd of May the Inter-institutional and Communitarian Commission was installed, in which the topics of current occupation of the territory and figures of environmental ordering, the suitability of the soil and participative environmental zoning were tackled.

Likewise, initiatives were proposed to review the environmental viability of infrastructures required by the communities.

Work will be done on proposals and alternatives compatible with the conservation objectives in Environmental Management Areas, and the problem of concentration of lands in the region will be addressed.

It was agreed to work on ways to overcome judicial approaches and the use of force in the preservation of ecosystems, as was the case with Operation Artemis.

2. In Puerto Concordia, Meta, on 2 June, a social dialogue was held with the participation of six mayors‘ offices and two governors’ offices, and in Puerto Rico, Meta, on 14 June, within the framework of social dialogues, Working Groups were set up and an Inter-institutional and Community Commission was established with the participation of 10 entities, 8 from the Department of Meta, COPMACARENA and three mayors' offices, which addressed the requests and proposals of the communities living in the Macarena Special Management Area - AMEM-.

In the Commission, it became clear that it is important to improve the cartographic and territorial-environmental planning information available to government entities headed by the IGAC;

to identify lands within the agricultural frontier that can be subject to cadastral processes, formalisation or titling to peasant families;

to evaluate current requests for Peasant Reserve Zones;

to review productive projects with an environmental focus that include initiatives for the restructuring of livestock and the strengthening of tourism, community ecotourism, among others.

3. In Ocaña and Tibú, between 28 June and 1 July, it was agreed to move forward on the environmental land management so that farmers can use the land in an appropriate and sustainable way.

This includes the fight against deforestation, adequate water management and overcoming dependence on coca economy.

Create a technical commission for the protection of wetlands and strategic ecosystems in Catatumbo, and educate about the importance of conservation and the goods and services that ecosystems provide.

Recognise and support indigenous peoples, such as the Barí people, in their role as protectors of nature and in the implementation of environmental protection projects.

As well as implementing a reforestation plan for Catatumbo accompanied by CORPONOR.

In Tibú, a meeting and social dialogue was held with women, with contributions on environmental issues.

Likewise, the urban environmental proposals presented by the academy and young people from the region are highlighted.

4. In the regional dialogue held in Yarumal, Antioquia, last 21st June, proposals were put forward linked to sustainable experiences of rural economies and specifically a project of ecological restoration, agroforestry and labour reconversion in the municipalities of Anorí, Bagre, Yarumal, Segovia, Briceño, Valdivia, Ituango, led by CORANTIOQUIA.

In this area, the need to develop effective plans for the replacement of the economies that are now considered illegal, to promote labour reconversion projects and to support women and young people, considering the creation of a region of peace, was emphasised.

The Peace Dialogues Table urges community and environmental organisations, territorial authorities (mayors’ offices and governors’ offices), the private sector, academia, the institutional framework of the National Government, the entities of the SINA, the Directorate of Natural Parks, the Environmental Corporations, and those of the Agrarian Reform System, to maintain the constructive spirit and the willingness for common and integrative effort in the Territorial Transformation for Peace with social and environmental justice.

The territorialisation of peace contributes to the building of trust and the preservation of strategic ecosystems and the promotion of sustainable development.

The parties are grateful for the permanent accompaniment and technical support of the Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations in Colombia, the Mission to Support the Peace Process MAPP-OEA, the Colombian Episcopal Conference and the World Council of Churches.

In addition to the accompaniment of the guarantor countries Ireland, Norway, Switzerland, Venezuela and the contribution of the European Union.

In Bogotá D.C., July 14 of 2024.

SIGNED BY THE PARTIES

[Translation of the handwritten signature blocks on page 3, starting from the upper-right corner]

[Only signature, no name], Guarantor, Embassador Norway

Camilo Gonzalez Posso

Coordinator of the Delegation of

the National Gov

Gloria Quinceno

Government Delegation

Leopoldo Durán G.

Coordinator of the delegation

FARC-EP

Pedro Arenas

National Government Delegation

Luis Novoa

Government Delegation

[Signature, no name]

Delegation of Government

José Tomás Ojeda Soleimani

Delegate FARC-EP

Genny Calvo O.

Delegate of Government

Cipriano Cortés

Delegate FARC-EP

Carlos Murgas Dávila

Delegate National Government

Delegate FARC-EP

Caicedo Ríos

[Translation of the handwritten signature blocks on page 4]

Special agreement on environment…

Continuation

Luz Dary Landazury S., Government Delegation

[name illegible], Ireland

Oscar G. Salazar Muñoz, Delegate of Government

Armando Franchi, Representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

[No name, only signature], Delegation of the European Union

Philipp Lustenberger, Swiss Confederation

Humberto M. Shikiya, World Council of Churches

Camila Forero García, Colombian Episcopal Conference

Edelma Gomez, MAPP-OEA

[Only signature, no name] Delegate of the Special Representative of the United Nations in Colombia

Acuerdo Especial Ambiente y Transformaciones Territoriales

Groups

Gender

State definition

Governance

Power sharing

Human rights and equality

Rights related issues

Rights institutions

Justice sector reform

Socio-economic reconstruction

Land, property and environment

Security sector

Transitional justice

Implementation

Source agreement