By Carla Ruas In 2003, Indigenous organizations petitioned the Peruvian government to create Yavarí Mirim, an Indigenous ...

Clearing land for cattle and cows is the single biggest driver of rainforest loss in the Amazon. This "hotel for cows" in ...

By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) -Deforestation in Colombia rose 35% in 2024 from a 23-year low the previous year, fueled ...

Deforestation in Colombia surged 35% in 2024, as reported by Environment Minister Susana Muhamad, largely due to increased activity in the Amazon. Despite the uptick, it was the second-lowest level in ...

So much land is being cleared so rapidly that it is beginning to encroach on the Chiribiquete National Park, Colombia’s largest and most pristine swathe of the Amazon, championed by the Prince ...

Colombia has long been the largest recipient ... In Brazil, USAID's largest initiative is the Partnership for the Conservation of Amazon Biodiversity, which focuses on conservation and improving ...

Deforestation in Colombia increased by 35% in 2024, totaling 1,070 square kilometers due to loss of biodiversity-rich forests. After a significant drop in 2023, the situation has worsened with ...

“We have to compensate Guyana and Venezuela so that this oil that is in the Amazon jungle, in the territory of the Essequibo, does not leave”, he concluded. During his visit to Casa Colombia ...

Despite the uptick in deforestation in Colombia, the environment minister said 2024 still had the 2nd-lowest deforestation ...