Colombia’s government on Sunday vowed to ban mining in the unique Sierra Nevada mountain range after protests by indigenous communities that live in the nature reserve. Interior Minister Guillermo Gaviria…
Almost half of Colombia’s ecosystems is threatened and almost a quarter is in a critical state as the country’s environment is facing unprecedented destruction, according to an alarming report by…
The future of the Santurban paramo in northeast Colombia has become uncertain after the Constitutional Court sank measures against mining in the unique ecosystem. According to the high court, the…
Colombia’s San Andres island will sow more than 10,000 new corals to restore coral reef that has been damaged by excessive tourism and the effects of climate change, reported local…
A university from Colombia has received a patent for an inventing a machine that allows the creation of cheap and eco-friendly bricks which could aid the poor to build better…
A commercial carbon tax, formalized under the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos in June, is showing early signs of success. The new policy, which imposes a $5 tax for…
One person dies every three hours from pollution in Colombia’s second biggest city Medellin, according to a study from a leading university in the city, reported Semana magazine. The situation in…
Colombia’s average temperature is expected to climb two degrees centigrade before the end of the century due to global climate change, the country’s meteorological institute said Tuesday. Meteorological institute IDEAM…
Due to negative environmental impacts, Colombia’s nature parks authority has temporarily prohibited tourists and tourist services from visiting Playa Blanca on the Caribbean coast by boat. The National Natural Parks…