This report examines the grabbing of land and territories by political, economic and armed groups in the Colombian Orinoquia region and how agro-industrial, energy, mining, forestry and infrastructure projects have negatively affected local communities and indigenous peoples.

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited the main companies mentioned in this report: Cargill, Corficolombiana, Ecopetrol, New Granada Energy, Riopaila-Castilla and Poligrow.  New Granada Energy declined to respond, and Corficolombiana, Ecopetrol, Riopaila-Castilla and Poligrow responded in Spanish only.  Cargill’s response is available.