Bogota suspends Hyundai factory
Bogota‘s Department of Environment (SDA) on Thursday suspended a local Hyundai factory work due to pollution. The SDA claims that the company polluted water sources by dumbing hazerdous wast into…
Bogota‘s Department of Environment (SDA) on Thursday suspended a local Hyundai factory work due to pollution. The SDA claims that the company polluted water sources by dumbing hazerdous wast into…
A survey reveals that 67% of Colombians admit to knowing little about the Amazon region, while 73% say that what happens in the region is not important to them. The…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said that he seeks to “enrich” Colombia’s relationship with the U.S., but that the pending free trade agreement remains a priority, reports LA FM. A…
Colombian Vice President Angelino Garzon on Monday expressed his support for a commission to monitor human rights and environmental issues as part of the free trade agreement between the European…
Nobody believed scuba instructor Jose Pelaez, when he claimed in March 2009 to have seen a lionfish on one of his dives off the coast of the Tayrona National Park…
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…
The United Nations awarded Colombia a $5.6 million grant to eliminate 596 tons of Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), a potent greenhouse gas used primarily in the production of refrigerators. Environment Minister Beatriz…
A study conducted by the Colombian navy in conjunction with the Ocean Forecast System predicts that if urgent measures are not taken against global warming, within 20 years rising sea…
A presumed FARC attack on an oil pipeline in the southern Colombian Nariño department is causing an environmental emergency as crude oil spills into two local rivers. Ecopetrol, Colombia’s largest petroleum…