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

The Indigenous Guard of the Nasa people formed in Colombia in 2001 to protect Indigenous territories from armed groups and ...

The Indigenous Guard of the Nasa people formed in Colombia in 2001 to protect Indigenous territories from armed groups and from environmental destruction such as deforestation and illegal mining ...

Three soldiers have been killed in a drone attack in south-west Colombia, which authorities have blamed on a dissident rebel ...

The fragmentation of armed groups, allure of illicit profits from drug production, and spotty implementation of a peace deal ...

By Robert Muggah Artisanal and small-scale gold mining employs more than 15 million people globally and generates a fifth of ...

Colombia's Procurator's Office says the country has lost nearly 88,900 hectares of forest — an area larger than New York City — in six months due to illegal road construction, expanding coca ...

Colombia’s southwestern department is one of the seven areas featured in a new report documenting recent expansion of deforestation in biodiversity hotspots, driven especially by illicit crops ...

Colombia reports 33% drop in deforestation in early 2025, with major progress in Amazon parks Visible deforestation from illegal mining surrounds the Quito River, near Paimado, Colombia, Sept. 23 ...

Cutting off assistance to Colombia completely won’t change Gustavo Petro, but it will make the United States less safe.

Colombia remains one of the highest per capita emitters of mercury worldwide, with total annual releases reaching up to 150 tons, much of it tied to illegal gold mining.

FILE - Visible deforestation from illegal mining surrounds the Quito River, near Paimado, Colombia, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File) ...