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

BOGOTA (Reuters) -Deforestation in Colombia surged last year, according to data from the country's environment ministry said ...

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

Deforestation in Colombia surged last year, according to data from the country’s environment ministry said on Thursday, as ...

Colombia’s oil industry faces growing outrage over decades of environmental destruction and human rights abuses in the Amazon ...

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 ...

Deforestation in Colombia spiked by 43% in 2024, primarily affecting the Amazon region. This rise was attributed to forest fires exacerbated by climate change-induced droughts, according to ...

Boats maneuver low water levels amid a drought on the Amazon River, at a port that connects Colombia with Peru, in Leticia, Colombia, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) ...

Colombia's geographical presence on the Amazon is tiny, but its efforts at conservation and the protection of native peoples both loom large on the international landscape.

Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos declared earlier this month that a controversial highway project that would cut through the Amazon will not be completed. Santos pointed at rampant ...

Some 113,608 hectares were destroyed in 2024, largely in Colombia's Amazon region. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...