Bogota lifts water rations despite persistent shortages
The mayor of Colombia’s capital Bogota said Friday that his government would end the water rations that were put in place to raise water levels in the city’s main reservoir…
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Colombia inaugurates UN biodiversity summit
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro, indigenous authorities and artists inaugurated a United Nations biodiversity summit in the city of Cali. The so-called Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the UN Convention…
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…
Locals destroy Chinese oil operation in southern Colombia
Chinese oil company Emerald Energy may abandon its controversial operations in southern Colombia after locals destroyed its facilities. The Ombudsman’s Office said Thursday that one policeman and a local farmer…
The threats to Colombia’s biodiversity
Colombia’s biodiversity is one of the most extraordinary in the world but constantly threatened by man. I recently took part in an investigation that allowed us to produce a “Global…
Colombia lost more than 12,000 square miles of forest in past 20 years
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…
Colombia suspends ‘most important project of this century’
Colombia’s transport ministry suspended a $740 million project that sought to upgrade a canal that has been an engineering nightmare for more than five centuries. The suspension is the latest…
COP26: Colombia vows to protect 30% of national territory before 2023
President Ivan Duque told world leaders that 30% of Colombia’s national territory would enjoy special environmental protection before the end of next year. At the COP26 summit in Scotland, Duque…
Southwest Colombia world’s most dangerous place for environmental activists: report
Southwest Colombia was the world’s most dangerous place for environmental activists in 2020, based on data revealed by human rights NGO Global Witness. According to the NGO’s annual report on…