At Brookfield Energy’s operating businesses, partnerships with Indigenous Peoples and local communities can play an important role in strengthening biodiversity management by bringing local knowledge into protection and restoration efforts.

In Colombia, Isagen has integrated community engagement and investment into its biodiversity management programs at the Sogomoso hydroelectric facility through its Environmental Education and Terrestrial Habitat Protection Program. Working with the rural communities of Cantalta and Guaimaral in Girón, Santander, Isagen identified the importance of restoring the Guáimaro tree, a species native to Central and South America that has declined in parts of Colombia. More than 500 seeds, once overlooked on the forest floor, are now germinating under community stewardship. The initiative supports forest cover restoration, contributes to local ecosystems, and reinforces the continued value of traditional ecological knowledge.

In Australia, Neoen has worked with Indigenous representatives, local governments and host landowners in connection with the Goyder South Wind Farm to support the creation of a new national park in South Australia. Located on the traditional lands of the Ngadjuri Nation, the initiative converted World’s End Gorge, a 1,600-hectare parcel of land that includes approximately 1,000 hectares acquired by Neoen as part of the wind farm development, into a national park. The park permanently protects an area of environmental and cultural significance, including spring-fed waterholes and rare habitats that support threatened species such as the pygmy blue-tongue lizard and the Flinders Ranges worm-lizard.

Together, these initiatives show how collaboration between developers, Indigenous representatives and local stakeholders can support long-term conservation outcomes.