Nearly 300 hectares have been added to “Plan Verde”, a project aimed at re-establishing the vegetation and ecosystems in the northeastern department of Cesar, one of the country's regions most affected by erosion. The plan involves the reforestation of 1,166 hectares, with an investment of a million dollars, and creates work opportunities for 800 families, says Félix Vides, project coordinator.

Approximately 400,000 of Colombia's 1.14 million-square-km surface are damaged to some extent by erosion, the result of poor soil management, according to official figures.