Essential' to illegal gold mining, toxic mercury is being trafficked across Latin America, 'fuelling violence' and ...

When Ecuadorians voted two years ago to block oil drilling in Yasuni National Park, it was a triumph for environmentalists ...

Colombia's government said on Thursday that deforestation in the South American country increased as much as 43% in 2024 ...

Colombia saw a significant rise in deforestation in 2024, with a 43% increase in forest loss compared to the previous year. The surge occurred despite efforts to curb illegal activities and protect ...

Colombia’s government has reported a sharp overall rise in deforestation in the country’s Amazon rainforest for last year, ...

In early February, in downtown Bogotá, Colombia, Luis Alfredo Acosta recited a line in a book from memory: “I am from the rainforest because I smell like the rainforest; I smell like the ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia saw a 33% drop in deforestation in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year, the environment ministry said Thursday, citing stronger ...

Colombia’s deforestation dropped 33% in early 2025 compared to last year, with significant reductions in Amazon national parks ...

Colombia’s deforestation dropped 33% in early 2025 compared to last year, with significant reductions in Amazon national parks ...