Future looks bleak for the Amazon rainforest
With 2,000 square kilometers of forest destroyed every year, the future of the Amazon rainforest in Colombia appears bleak, reports Colombian newspaper El Espectador. The forest, known as the “lungs of…
With 2,000 square kilometers of forest destroyed every year, the future of the Amazon rainforest in Colombia appears bleak, reports Colombian newspaper El Espectador. The forest, known as the “lungs of…
Business, trade and investment will top President Juan Manuel Santos’ agenda when the Colombian leader travels to Brazil for his first official visit. Santos will meet with Brazilian President Lula…
A new Amazon monkey species has been discovered in Colombia, and researchers said Thursday they believe the small, isolated population is at risk due to the cutting of forests that…
Colombia received investment bids of more than $700 million for 80 oil exploration blocks in different parts of the country, at an auction taking place in Cartagena, according to preliminary…
The Colombian government confirmed Wednesday that the FARC guerrilla group have logistic and trafficking networks in Brazilian territory, and use the Amazon River to transport drugs, reports CM&. The statement…
Colombian authorities asked Brazil to extradite an alleged FARC guerrilla who was arrested twelve days ago in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, El Espectador reported Tuesday. According to reports, Colombian…
Forty thousand square kilometers of the Colombian rainforest were lost between 2002 and 2007, according to a study by the Amazonian Institute of Scientific Investigation, reports Dinero. The Amazonian region…
For anyone looking to experience the Amazon rainforest without waking up in the middle of the night covered in leeches, southern Colombia’s Amacayacu National Park offers the perfect mix of…
Officials from Colombia and Peru will meet Friday to discuss developing a system of information sharing, as part of a plan for international cooperation in the fight against terrorism and…