Moorlands are the 66% of the country's population source of water. With the current energetic crisis the country is suffering, the government aims to protect this ecosystem as it helps to save millions in water treatment and transport. It is also the main source of water for hydroelectric plants such as el Quimbo, Miel I and II, El Edén, Urrá, Tasajera and Niquía. More so, the water produced by the moorlands is used for the irrigation of about 180,000 plantations. These new order must be taken into account and respected when local governments present their plans for infrastructure and development. The 100,000 hectares benefit over 3 million people throughout the 8 departments, being their main source of water. This happens after last February a court declared oil, gas and mining operations in moorlands as illegal. Last week Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced 8 moorlands located in 8 different departments and 64 municipalities were being delimited in order to protect them. Colombia has almost 50% of the total surface, about 300 million hectares in 36 moorlands across the country. Moorlands are not very common, only six countries in the world have this type of ecosystem (Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Costa Rica and Peru).
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