Colombia reduced deforestation by 36% in 2023: government
Deforestation in Colombia dropped 36% in 2023, said Environment Minister Susana Muhamad on Tuesday. The number of hectares of tropical forest that were lost through went from 123,517 in 2022…
Deforestation in Colombia dropped 36% in 2023, said Environment Minister Susana Muhamad on Tuesday. The number of hectares of tropical forest that were lost through went from 123,517 in 2022…
Colombia last more than 3 million hectares (12,000 square miles) of forest between 2001 and 2021, according to Environment Minister Susana Muhamad. The deforestation has been particularly devastating in the…
Two soldiers were killed, one was taken hostage and a major forest fire broke out in central Colombia after military efforts to try to evict communities living in a nature…
Colombia lost more than 23 thousand square miles of virgin forest since 1990. This is almost 5% of Colombia’s entire national territory. Colombia’s gradual deforestation Colombia’s environmental authorities did not…
Deforestation in Colombia surged after the demobilization of the FARC as it opened previously untouched rainforest to harmful and unregulated development. The increase in military presence isn’t helping, according to…
Deforestation levels in Colombia surprisingly fell in 2018 for the first time since a 2016 peace deal with FARC guerrillas that triggered a spike. According to Environment Minister Ricardo Lozano,…
Following the 2016 peace accords, fires contributing to deforestation in Colombia jumped sixfold, according to a recent report by Nature Ecology & Evolution. The fires sparking up protected areas and biodiverse…
Colombia lost 219,973 hectares (850 square miles) of forest last year, according to authorities. This is 23% more than the year before. The destruction of Colombia’s forests, particularly in the…
Colombia’s Supreme Court ordered the country’s government to put its money where its mouth is and reduce the deforestation of its Amazon forest to zero before 2020. The court ruled…