Crisis at Tres Fronteras: how criminal syndicates threaten Amazon’s future
At the lawless triple border between Brazil, Colombia and Peru, drug trafficking, illegal logging and gangs jeopardise the ecological and social fabric of the rainforest...
Category : Colombia
Colombia gives assurances over UN biodiversity summit after rebels’ threat
Organisers working to ensure safe environment for attenders in October after guerrillas’ warning of disruption Colombian authorities have insisted it will be safe to attend...
Protecting just 1.2% of Earth’s land could save most-threatened species, says study
Study identifies 16,825 sites around the world where prioritising conservation would prevent extinction of thousands of unique species Protecting just 1.2% of the Earth’s surface...
Europol smashes Balkan cartel shipping drugs from South America
Eight tonnes of cocaine seized and 40 people arrested after four-year investigation led by Spain’s Guardia Civil • How big is Europe’s cocaine problem –...
Netflix’s One Hundred Years of Solitude brings fame to Gabriel García Márquez’s Colombian hometown
Locals hope TV adaptation of One Hundred Years of Solitude will bring new life to Aracataca, birthplace of author’s magical realism In sweltering mid-afternoon heat,...
Spanish investigation into Shakira’s alleged tax evasion dropped
Court says irregularities in Colombian singer’s 2018 tax return did not indicate intent to defraud A Spanish court has shelved an investigation into an alleged...
Colombian president says government will sever Israel ties over Gaza ‘genocide’
Gustavo Petro tells May Day rally ‘if Palestine dies, humanity dies’, as Israeli foreign minister accuses president of antisemitism Colombia’s president has announced that his...
Panama’s presidential frontrunner vows to ‘close’ Darién Gap
In announcement three weeks before election, José Raúl Mulino gave no details of how he would stop migrant flow Panama’s presidential frontrunner has vowed to...
Colombians told to shower with a friend as drought hits capital water supplies
Bogotá brings in water rationing with El Niño weather phenomenon meaning city could run out in under two months Couples in Bogotá are being asked...
Colombian Amazon deforestation surges as armed groups tighten grip
Country had previously turned the tide on deforestation but armed rebels have revoked ban Deforestation in the Colombian Amazon is surging and could be at...
