Colombia inaugurates UN biodiversity summit
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro, indigenous authorities and artists inaugurated a United...
Tag: biodiversity
The threats to Colombia’s biodiversity
Colombia’s biodiversity is one of the most extraordinary in the world but constantly threatened by...
Colombia’s epic expeditions to find new animal and plant species
Colombia’s scientists are embarking on a major expedition to find new animal and plant...
Lucrative fish oil business further threatens Colombia’s endangered pink dolphins
Illegal fishing of the already endangered pink dolphins in eastern Colombia is further endangering...
Medellin also home to wild pumas, scientists discover
Wild animals as exotic as pumas live in the rural parts of Medellin, Colombia’s second...
Almost half of Colombia’s protected ecosystems in danger of extinction
Almost half of Colombia’s protected ecosystems is in danger of extinction and have been put...
Colombia to expand nature reserves and protect biodiversity with foreign aid
Colombia, the second most bio-diverse country on earth, will receive help from...
Colombia wins international prize for ecotourism
A prominent tourism festival named Colombia as the best ecotourism destination for 2014, local...
New fish species discovered in northern Colombia
Colombia’s National University on Monday announced it had found three new fish species close...
Colombia’s Chiribiquete National Park to more than double in size
On Wednesday, Colombia’s government announced a massive amplification of the territory...
Colombian biologist uses vallenato to inspire a love of nature
A leading biologist has developed a unique use for Colombia’s traditional vallenato music, using it to encourage understanding and appreciation of his country’s rich biodiversity. Alvaro Cogello, thought to be...
Colombia deforestation linked to coca production
Over a period of five years an area of forest equivalent to two and a half times the size of Jamaica has been lost in Colombia, largely in regions of coca cultivation, according to a U.S. study, Semana reported Tuesday. The...
