Colombia hails deforestation drop
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro on Monday hailed the country's lowest deforestation figures in 23 years, with a notable drop in the Amazon rainforest.
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro on Monday hailed the country's lowest deforestation figures in 23 years, with a notable drop in the Amazon rainforest.
Environment
Jul 8, 2024
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The mayor of Colombia's capital Bogota on Monday announced water restrictions as reservoirs in the sprawling Andean city hit "critical" levels.
Environment
Apr 8, 2024
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Forest fires have destroyed more than 17,000 hectares in Colombia since November, authorities said Friday, as the country faces its hottest January in decades.
Environment
Jan 27, 2024
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Colombia will cull some of the 166 hippos descended from a small herd imported by deceased drug lord Pablo Escobar in the 1980s, the country's environment minister said Thursday.
Ecology
Nov 3, 2023
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What does Mother's Day have to do with cocaine?
Economics & Business
May 8, 2020
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An ambitious collaboration project to harness space technology and bring sustainable productivity to rice and oil palm farmers in Colombia entered a crucial phase this month with the start of technical training workshops ...
Environment
Jul 25, 2018
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In the last month, John Villar has bought two plane tickets to Colombia, purchased his wife's medication and paid the employees of his startup business in Venezuela—all in bitcoin.
Internet
Dec 13, 2017
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Researchers are embarking on a major collaboration to characterise Colombia's plant and animal life, from densely rich cloud forests to little-seen museum collections.
Ecology
Apr 18, 2017
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Countless rare insects and flowers are said to inhabit the jungles of Colombia, but decades of war have stopped naturalists from discovering them—until now.
Ecology
May 24, 2016
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Colombia will resume using weed killer to destroy illegal coca crops less than a year after suspending its use due to cancer concerns.
Ecology
Apr 18, 2016
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