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,…
A coalition dedicated to protecting the water resources of Colombia formally launched operations in the country on Wednesday. The organization, the Water Coalition of Colombia, is a diverse group made…
Mayor Enrique Peñalosa vowed to add some 600 electric buses to Bogota’s public transport system next year in an attempt to improve public transport in Colombia’s capital. According to the…
Colombia’s Senate has approved an ambitious motion to completely phase out the single-use plastics in the Caribbean island province of San Andres and Providencia by 2021. Liberal Party senator Guillermo…
Two kinds of river dolphin found in Colombia and the rest of the Amazon are quickly dying off and facing extinction, according to a report in the journal PLOS ONE.…
Bogota residents burned garbage on Tuesday after the local trash collecting system broke down over a dispute between the mayor and the 3,200 trash collectors. Garbage in the Alamos neighborhood…
Inhabitants of an eastern Colombian province have between 60 and 109 times more mercury in their body than a normal World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended average, according to the recently…
President Juan Manuel Santos encouraged fellow Colombians to “embrace nature” as he introduced the “Forest Wardens Heart of the World” program last week in northern Colombia, reported El Heraldo. The indigenous Arhuaco people…