Colombia’s Constitutional Court has issued a historic ruling, finding in favor of Indigenous leaders who say their ...

Indigenous peoples in Colombia have been granted the authority to protect, manage and conserve biodiversity within their territories according to their knowledge. On Oct. 15, Colombian President ...

Colombia’s State Council demanded that authorities correct a long-standing deficit in environmental protection when it comes to the granting of mining titles. Copper $ 4.851 / lb 0.26% Brent ...

Colombia's Congress has ratified the Escazu agreement to protect the environment, the government said late on Monday, paving the way to provide greater protection to environmentalists across the ...

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Thursday issued a landmark advisory opinion linking governments’ human rights ...

Companies operating in Colombia currently need environmental permission only for the extraction and production phases of projects. Copper $ 5.1415 / lb 0.16% Brent Crude Oil $ 68.51 / bbl -0.44% ...

Colombia recorded the world’s highest number of environmental defender killings in 2022, with 60 individuals murdered, according to a report released on Tuesday by activist organization Global Witness ...

Choco (Colombia) (AFP) – In 2016, a Colombian court sent a powerful statement on environmental protection by ruling that a crucial river in the northwestern Choco jungle, which was being ...

An Indigenous Brazilian delegate attends the opening ceremony of COP16, a United Nations' biodiversity conference, in Cali, Colombia, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara) BOGOTA, ...

As world leaders spoke about protecting the environment at the United Nations General Assembly this week, Colombia took an important concrete step by ratifying the Escazú Agreement, a landmark ...

Assistant professor of environmental studies Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela. Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela, assistant professor of environmental studies, and a team of Colombian researchers have introduced a ...

Colombia is one of the deadliest countries in the world for environmentalists, with 322 environmental defenders killed for their work between 2012 and 2021, according to advocacy group Global Witness.