https://news.mongabay.com/list/colombia/ Environmental science and conservation news Mon, 09 Oct 2023 08:43:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3 https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/16160320/cropped-mongabay_icon-32x32.png https://news.mongabay.com/list/colombia/ 32 32 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/sustainable-infrastructure-in-the-pan-amazon-in-search-of-an-oxymoron/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/sustainable-infrastructure-in-the-pan-amazon-in-search-of-an-oxymoron/#respond 05 Oct 2023 16:30:05 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=273811 - Author Timothy J. Killeen is an academic and expert who, since the 1980s, has studied the rainforests of Brazil and Bolivia, where he lived for more than 35 years.
- Chronicling the efforts of nine Amazonian countries to curb deforestation, this edition provides an overview of the topics most relevant to the conservation of the region’s biodiversity, ecosystem services and Indigenous cultures, as well as a description of the conventional and sustainable development models that are vying for space within the regional economy.
- Click the “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon” link atop this page to see chapters 1-13 as they are published during 2023.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/sustainable-infrastructure-in-the-pan-amazon-in-search-of-an-oxymoron/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/infrastructure-in-the-pan-amazon-public-private-partnerships/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/infrastructure-in-the-pan-amazon-public-private-partnerships/#respond 27 Sep 2023 14:00:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=273636 - Author Timothy J. Killeen is an academic and expert who, since the 1980s, has studied the rainforests of Brazil and Bolivia, where he lived for more than 35 years.
- Chronicling the efforts of nine Amazonian countries to curb deforestation, this edition provides an overview of the topics most relevant to the conservation of the region’s biodiversity, ecosystem services and Indigenous cultures, as well as a description of the conventional and sustainable development models that are vying for space within the regional economy.
- Click the “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon” link atop this page to see chapters 1-13 as they are published during 2023.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/infrastructure-in-the-pan-amazon-public-private-partnerships/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/infrastructure-in-the-pan-amazon-finance-what-is-new-and-what-is-not/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/infrastructure-in-the-pan-amazon-finance-what-is-new-and-what-is-not/#respond 26 Sep 2023 15:14:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=273624 - Author Timothy J. Killeen is an academic and expert who, since the 1980s, has studied the rainforests of Brazil and Bolivia, where he lived for more than 35 years.
- Chronicling the efforts of nine Amazonian countries to curb deforestation, this edition provides an overview of the topics most relevant to the conservation of the region’s biodiversity, ecosystem services and Indigenous cultures, as well as a description of the conventional and sustainable development models that are vying for space within the regional economy.
- Click the “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon” link atop this page to see chapters 1-13 as they are published during 2023.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/infrastructure-in-the-pan-amazon-finance-what-is-new-and-what-is-not/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/how-canadas-growing-presence-in-latin-america-is-hurting-the-environment/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/how-canadas-growing-presence-in-latin-america-is-hurting-the-environment/#respond 22 Sep 2023 19:20:28 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=273559 - The country is a leader in mining and oil investment in the region but doesn’t do enough to protect against deforestation, pollution and human rights violations against local communities, according to a series of reports published by activist organizations.
- The organizations said Canada should implement new regulations to protect environmental defenders and sign onto ILO Convention 169.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/how-canadas-growing-presence-in-latin-america-is-hurting-the-environment/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/infrastructure-in-the-pan-amazon-waterway-options/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/infrastructure-in-the-pan-amazon-waterway-options/#respond 20 Sep 2023 16:40:31 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=273441 - Author Timothy J. Killeen is an academic and expert who, since the 1980s, has studied the rainforests of Brazil and Bolivia, where he lived for more than 35 years.
- Chronicling the efforts of nine Amazonian countries to curb deforestation, this edition provides an overview of the topics most relevant to the conservation of the region’s biodiversity, ecosystem services and Indigenous cultures, as well as a description of the conventional and sustainable development models that are vying for space within the regional economy.
- Click the “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon” link atop this page to see chapters 1-13 as they are published during 2023.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/infrastructure-in-the-pan-amazon-waterway-options/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/latin-america-most-dangerous-place-for-environmental-defenders-report-says/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/latin-america-most-dangerous-place-for-environmental-defenders-report-says/#respond 14 Sep 2023 16:34:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=273333 - There have been 1,910 murdered defenders since 2012, the year that Global Witness started tracking this type of violence. Last year, the murders took place across 18 countries worldwide, 11 of them in Latin America.
- Colombia topped the list with 60 murders while Brazil came in second with 34. Honduras led the world in murders per-capita with 14.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/latin-america-most-dangerous-place-for-environmental-defenders-report-says/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/in-the-amazon-global-competition-drives-bulk-transport-systems/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/in-the-amazon-global-competition-drives-bulk-transport-systems/#respond 13 Sep 2023 14:00:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=273174 - Author Timothy J. Killeen is an academic and expert who, since the 1980s, has studied the rainforests of Brazil and Bolivia, where he lived for more than 35 years.
- Chronicling the efforts of nine Amazonian countries to curb deforestation, this edition provides an overview of the topics most relevant to the conservation of the region’s biodiversity, ecosystem services and Indigenous cultures, as well as a description of the conventional and sustainable development models that are vying for space within the regional economy.
- Click the “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon” link atop this page to see chapters 1-13 as they are published during 2023.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/in-the-amazon-global-competition-drives-bulk-transport-systems/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/hundreds-of-oil-spill-sites-threaten-amazon-indigenous-lands-protected-areas/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/hundreds-of-oil-spill-sites-threaten-amazon-indigenous-lands-protected-areas/#respond 12 Sep 2023 10:58:50 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=273193 - More than 2,897 kilometers (1,800 miles) of oil pipelines cross 65 natural reserves and 140 Indigenous territories across these countries.
- Contaminants close to water sources threaten both human and environmental health, as well as agricultural areas that communities depend on for their foods.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/hundreds-of-oil-spill-sites-threaten-amazon-indigenous-lands-protected-areas/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/the-future-of-hydropower-in-the-pan-amazon/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/the-future-of-hydropower-in-the-pan-amazon/#respond 12 Sep 2023 09:05:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=273145 - Author Timothy J. Killeen is an academic and expert who, since the 1980s, has studied the rainforests of Brazil and Bolivia, where he lived for more than 35 years.
- Chronicling the efforts of nine Amazonian countries to curb deforestation, this edition provides an overview of the topics most relevant to the conservation of the region’s biodiversity, ecosystem services and Indigenous cultures, as well as a description of the conventional and sustainable development models that are vying for space within the regional economy.
- Click the “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon” link atop this page to see chapters 1-13 as they are published during 2023.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/the-future-of-hydropower-in-the-pan-amazon/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/hydropower-in-the-pan-amazon-an-overview-of-the-private-energy-sector-in-ecuador-and-chinas-role/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/hydropower-in-the-pan-amazon-an-overview-of-the-private-energy-sector-in-ecuador-and-chinas-role/#respond 06 Sep 2023 14:00:30 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=272937 - Author Timothy J. Killeen is an academic and expert who, since the 1980s, has studied the rainforests of Brazil and Bolivia, where he lived for more than 35 years.
- Chronicling the efforts of nine Amazonian countries to curb deforestation, this edition provides an overview of the topics most relevant to the conservation of the region’s biodiversity, ecosystem services and Indigenous cultures, as well as a description of the conventional and sustainable development models that are vying for space within the regional economy.
- Click the “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon” link atop this page to see chapters 1-13 as they are published during 2023.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/hydropower-in-the-pan-amazon-an-overview-of-the-private-energy-sector-in-ecuador-and-chinas-role/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/hydropower-in-the-pan-amazon-a-look-at-the-private-energy-sector-in-peru/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/hydropower-in-the-pan-amazon-a-look-at-the-private-energy-sector-in-peru/#respond 05 Sep 2023 15:16:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=272935 - Author Timothy J. Killeen is an academic and expert who, since the 1980s, has studied the rainforests of Brazil and Bolivia, where he lived for more than 35 years.
- Chronicling the efforts of nine Amazonian countries to curb deforestation, this edition provides an overview of the topics most relevant to the conservation of the region’s biodiversity, ecosystem services and Indigenous cultures, as well as a description of the conventional and sustainable development models that are vying for space within the regional economy.
- Click the “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon” link atop this page to see chapters 1-13 as they are published during 2023.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/hydropower-in-the-pan-amazon-a-look-at-the-private-energy-sector-in-peru/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/hydropower-in-the-pan-amazon-bolivia-seeks-an-energy-export-model/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/hydropower-in-the-pan-amazon-bolivia-seeks-an-energy-export-model/#respond 30 Aug 2023 14:00:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=272626 - Author Timothy J. Killeen is an academic and expert who, since the 1980s, has studied the rainforests of Brazil and Bolivia, where he lived for more than 35 years.
- Chronicling the efforts of nine Amazonian countries to curb deforestation, this edition provides an overview of the topics most relevant to the conservation of the region’s biodiversity, ecosystem services and Indigenous cultures, as well as a description of the conventional and sustainable development models that are vying for space within the regional economy.
- Click the “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon” link atop this page to see chapters 1-13 as they are published during 2023.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/hydropower-in-the-pan-amazon-bolivia-seeks-an-energy-export-model/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/infrastructure-in-the-pan-amazon-rio-trombetas-and-calha-norte/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/infrastructure-in-the-pan-amazon-rio-trombetas-and-calha-norte/#respond 29 Aug 2023 12:06:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=272615 - Author Timothy J. Killeen is an academic and expert who, since the 1980s, has studied the rainforests of Brazil and Bolivia, where he lived for more than 35 years.
- Chronicling the efforts of nine Amazonian countries to curb deforestation, this edition provides an overview of the topics most relevant to the conservation of the region’s biodiversity, ecosystem services and Indigenous cultures, as well as a description of the conventional and sustainable development models that are vying for space within the regional economy.
- Click the “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon” link atop this page to see chapters 1-13 as they are published during 2023.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/infrastructure-in-the-pan-amazon-rio-trombetas-and-calha-norte/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/hydropower-in-the-pan-amazon-the-tapajos-basin-and-the-prevalence-of-indigenous-rights/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/hydropower-in-the-pan-amazon-the-tapajos-basin-and-the-prevalence-of-indigenous-rights/#respond 25 Aug 2023 14:00:30 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=272412 - Author Timothy J. Killeen is an academic and expert who, since the 1980s, has studied the rainforests of Brazil and Bolivia, where he lived for more than 35 years.
- Chronicling the efforts of nine Amazonian countries to curb deforestation, this edition provides an overview of the topics most relevant to the conservation of the region’s biodiversity, ecosystem services and Indigenous cultures, as well as a description of the conventional and sustainable development models that are vying for space within the regional economy.
- Click the “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon” link atop this page to see chapters 1-13 as they are published during 2023.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/hydropower-in-the-pan-amazon-the-tapajos-basin-and-the-prevalence-of-indigenous-rights/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/hydropower-in-the-pan-amazon-belo-monte-and-the-rio-xingu/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/hydropower-in-the-pan-amazon-belo-monte-and-the-rio-xingu/#respond 24 Aug 2023 08:13:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=272403 - Author Timothy J. Killeen is an academic and expert who, since the 1980s, has studied the rainforests of Brazil and Bolivia, where he lived for more than 35 years.
- Chronicling the efforts of nine Amazonian countries to curb deforestation, this edition provides an overview of the topics most relevant to the conservation of the region’s biodiversity, ecosystem services and Indigenous cultures, as well as a description of the conventional and sustainable development models that are vying for space within the regional economy.
- Click the “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon” link atop this page to see chapters 1-13 as they are published during 2023.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/hydropower-in-the-pan-amazon-belo-monte-and-the-rio-xingu/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/energy-company-evades-oil-clean-up-as-spills-continue-to-contaminate-colombian-town/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/energy-company-evades-oil-clean-up-as-spills-continue-to-contaminate-colombian-town/#respond 17 Aug 2023 14:46:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=272235 - Mongabay Latam and Rutas del Conflicto carried out a visit to the region to see the damage firsthand and hear stories of local inhabitants.
- Oil spills have polluted an important wetland, led to a 90% loss in fish and contaminated farmland — sparking a legal backlash by fishers and farmers who say their livelihoods have been gravely impacted.
- Although lawsuits over the damage caused to the local ecosystem and the region’s bodies of water have been filed by local inhabitants, fishers, farmers and even the municipal authorities of Puerto Boyacá, no work has yet been carried out to restore the contaminated sites by the company.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/energy-company-evades-oil-clean-up-as-spills-continue-to-contaminate-colombian-town/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/hydropower-in-the-pan-amazon-the-madeira-hydropower-complex/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/hydropower-in-the-pan-amazon-the-madeira-hydropower-complex/#respond 17 Aug 2023 08:39:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=272149 - Author Timothy J. Killeen is an academic and expert who, since the 1980s, has studied the rainforests of Brazil and Bolivia, where he lived for more than 35 years.
- Chronicling the efforts of nine Amazonian countries to curb deforestation, this edition provides an overview of the topics most relevant to the conservation of the region’s biodiversity, ecosystem services and Indigenous cultures, as well as a description of the conventional and sustainable development models that are vying for space within the regional economy.
- Click the “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon” link atop this page to see chapters 1-13 as they are published during 2023.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/hydropower-in-the-pan-amazon-the-madeira-hydropower-complex/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/hydropower-in-the-pan-amazon-tucurui-and-the-tocantins-cascade/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/hydropower-in-the-pan-amazon-tucurui-and-the-tocantins-cascade/#respond 16 Aug 2023 09:43:16 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=272147 - Author Timothy J. Killeen is an academic and expert who, since the 1980s, has studied the rainforests of Brazil and Bolivia, where he lived for more than 35 years.
- Chronicling the efforts of nine Amazonian countries to curb deforestation, this edition provides an overview of the topics most relevant to the conservation of the region’s biodiversity, ecosystem services and Indigenous cultures, as well as a description of the conventional and sustainable development models that are vying for space within the regional economy.
- Click the “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon” link atop this page to see chapters 1-13 as they are published during 2023.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/hydropower-in-the-pan-amazon-tucurui-and-the-tocantins-cascade/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/hydropower-in-the-pan-amazon-the-guri-complex-and-the-caroni-cascade/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/hydropower-in-the-pan-amazon-the-guri-complex-and-the-caroni-cascade/#respond 11 Aug 2023 14:00:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=271882 - Author Timothy J. Killeen is an academic and expert who, since the 1980s, has studied the rainforests of Brazil and Bolivia, where he lived for more than 35 years.
- Chronicling the efforts of nine Amazonian countries to curb deforestation, this edition provides an overview of the topics most relevant to the conservation of the region’s biodiversity, ecosystem services and Indigenous cultures, as well as a description of the conventional and sustainable development models that are vying for space within the regional economy.
- Click the “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon” link atop this page to see chapters 1-13 as they are published during 2023.
]]> Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/hydropower-in-the-pan-amazon-the-guri-complex-and-the-caroni-cascade/feed/ 0 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/the-oil-debt-more-than-6000-polluted-sites-fester-across-amazonian-countries/ https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/the-oil-debt-more-than-6000-polluted-sites-fester-across-amazonian-countries/#respond 11 Aug 2023 09:54:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=272073 - Although more than 8,000 contaminated sites have been identified by the various governments, most of them have not been cleaned completely.
- Our journalists found forgotten oil pits, contaminated soil, abandoned oil wells, and wetlands covered in crude oil across Amazonian territories.
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