A crude oil spill has been causing an environmental disaster in central Colombia for three weeks without state-run oil company Ecopetrol taking action to control it. Oil started escaping the…
Medellin partially banned motorized traffic and reduced economic activity on Wednesday “to protect citizens” from pollution that has made air “harmful” for people’s health.
The European Space Agency (ESA) will help Colombia monitor the ongoing deforestation of the country’s Amazon forest, the South American country announced on Tuesday. With the agreement, Colombia’s meteorological institute,…
Fires are raging on the edge of the Amazon forest in southern Colombia. Ranchers and farmers are burning down the lungs of the earth for cattle and coca.
Colombia’s inspector general blames oil company Ecopetrol for selling gasoline that is a public health hazard, but fails to address the government’s neglect to impose common fuel quality standards. The…
Medellin’s “Air Pact” to improve the air quality of one of Colombia’s most polluted cities is too superficial to make a difference, local environmentalists said Tuesday. The Air Pact was…
Colombia’s Tayrona National Park, located on the northern Caribbean coast near the town of Santa Marta will close between January 28 and February 28 in order to “give a rest…
The Tarapoto Lake in the most southern tip of Colombia is home to a staggering 900 animal and plant species. It is now a protected Ramsar site for wetlands. The…
Colombia has almost 2,000 known species of birds, many of which have yet to be included in a national bird book. This is what I want to do. Staring at…