Making long-lasting environmental improvements in a sustainable way.
Members of the founding team set out to create positive change in the ecosystem and improve the quality of all life in the surrounding areas.
The Challenge
Water pollution and environmental degradation
The ecosystem had been negatively impacted by previous gold exploitation.
Destroyed and destitute land previously exploited with old mining techniques
The region had suffered from environmental destruction resulting from old mining techniques used in the 1950s.
Mercury pollution
Inefficiencies in old mining techniques led to soil removal and created destitute areas with numerous contaminants including mercury.
Wildlife challenges
Wildlife inhabiting the ecosystem suffered from devastating conditions resulting from the mercury pollution of the water.
Strategic Intervention
Solution
An agreement with government and environmental agencies to recover gold while removing mercury from the ecosystem.
The Action Plan
Create a collaboration between key stakeholders in the ecosystem
Implement an effective mercury removal program
Recover gold from previously exploited land
Create a path for sustainable agriculture
Mercury Removal
Set out to remove the mercury in the exploited areas.
Gold Recovery
The team were able to recover up to 60% of the original gold in the area.
New soil and trees
Replaced soil and planted trees in the reclaimed areas.
The Outcomes
Improved quality of all life within the communities
Because of the team's intervention, land and water pollution decreased while sustainable developments increased.
Lower pollution levels
Successfully removed mercury pollutants from the land over the course of 9 years.
Economic incentives
By recovering gold from remains in the region, the team was able to establish an economic incentive that enabled collaboration with government entities.
Healthier ecosystem
By removing mercury, placing soil and planting trees, the health of the ecosystem improved for decades to come.
Previous Projects
Check out some of the other conservation initiatives by our founding team.
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