Colombia’s Environment Ministry is making available $16.4 million in credit to businesses and enterprises which protect the environment, Colombian media reported Thursday. The preferential line of credit, which will be…
Colombia and South Korea signed five economic agreements during Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos’ three-day visit to the Asian country. The agreements dealt with issues of mining, the environment, housing,…
The Colombian government said Tuesday it will invest $30 million in an action plan to be able to quickly attend to emergencies expected during the upcoming rainy season predicted for…
Environmentalists have warned the rebranding of Canadian mining company Greystar, now called Eco-oro, will mark the beginning of a new bid to gain mining concessions in the mountains of northern…
The comptroller general of Colombia warned Wednesday that a massive gold mine project in the central Tolima department could threaten the area’s water supply, according to Reuters. Comptroller General Sandra…
The World Bank issued Colombia a $654 million loan Thursday for transportation projects, education, health care, and environmental protection. More than half of the loan–$350 million–will go to improving Colombia’s…
A government program has encouraged farmers to substitute cocoa and other products for coca, the raw ingredient of cocaine. Diego Aponte, the presidential advisor and director of Social Action, announced…
President Juan Manuel Santos signed into law a new bill to impose fines on people who violate waste management regulations, Colombian media reported Thursday. Law 1466 will control the entire…
The lumbering of trees in the Colombian Pacific rain forest by a Canadian company must be suspended announced the vice minister of environment on W Radio Thursday. Environment Vice Minister…