Jeff Bezos arrived in the country and visits the Chiribiquete Natural Park with President Iván la Serranía, which has generated all sorts of theories on social networks.
Colombia News.
President Iván Duque reported that the trip to the Serranía de Chiribiquete Natural Park with the creator of Amazon and one of the richest men in the world, Jeff Bezos, is to “show progress in commitments to the climate crisis,” which had already been discussed. in Glasgow in 2021.
Jeff Bezos with Lauren, his partner and vice president of @BezosEarthFund.
They arrived by private plane at the El Dorado airport in Bogotá.
Bezos has traveled to various countries to assess environmental issues with his Bezos Earth Foundation.
The tycoon arrived in Bogotá on Wednesday in a private plane with his partner and vice president of the foundation, Lauren Sánchez. They will be in the country for several days.
It is presumed that a large part of his trip, the first he has officially made to a Latin American country, is related to his company Amazon, which in 2018 opened its first customer service point in Bogotá.
Portfolio recalls that this point was opened “with a plant of 400 workers and from which job vacancies have been opening in recent years.”
In addition, in Colombia electronic commerce has been growing and is among the countries with the best projection for this type of business in the world.
In addition, we will verify the results of environmental programs for the benefit of communities in the region, #EnergyTransition and clean mobility, all within the framework of the commitments that we make as a country to reduce CO2 emissions by 2030 and be carbon neutral by 2050.
– Ivan Duke ?? (@IvanDuque) March 3, 2022
In Colombia in 2021, 27% of its territory had been declared protected areas.
“Environmental Interests”
Jeff Bezos’s visit to the Serranía de Chibiquete generates suspicions, and all sorts of theories.
However, last year Duque and president of Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica and Bolivia had met with the tycoon in the middle of COP 26 in Glasgow, Scotland, to discuss plans and strategies in the face of climate change.
There the same billionaire announced that with the Bezos Earth Foundation they will work with these Latin American countries “to create the largest transnational marine protected area on the planet.”
IIt indicated that this area “covers an area larger than California. Thanks to this group for their audacity in this important work.”
It is expected that after these first meetings on Colombian soil, an official announcement will be made of its support for the country in environmental matters.
This was the arrival from one of the richest men in the country:
Oops, look at the president of Amazon in Colombia. scoop of @Karlaarcila ??? https://t.co/4ZhKvtgrtl
– Paola Herrera (@PaoHerreraC) March 3, 2022
