Meta, Colombia, 1 October 2026 — The world’s largest landmine clearance charity, The HALO Trust, along with Rainforest Trust and Amazon Conservation Team (ACT) are embarking on a groundbreaking partnership to clear landmines from almost 18,000 hectares (nearly 45,000 acres) of land in Colombia’s Meta region, helping Indigenous communities reclaim and protect their ancestral territory.

The three-year, approximately US$1M project, will focus on 81 families living in Mesetas, home to the Sol Naciente Indigenous community, and Uribe, home to the Nuevo Milenio Indigenous community. The areas sit on the edge of protected rainforest and are vulnerable to illegal logging and other extractive activities.