In a region where natural resources are often exploited for illegal mining, deforestation and logging, confronting that ...

Colombia's Procurator's Office says the country has lost nearly 88,900 hectares of forest — an area larger than New York City — in six months due to illegal road construction, expanding coca ...

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

Latin America's top human rights court has issued a groundbreaking advisory opinion linking states’ human rights obligations ...

Colombia’s cartels add illegal gold-mining proceeds to their booming business. Gangs benefiting from a cocaine boom are adding gold-rush extortion to their revenues. Skip to Main Content.

FILE – Visible deforestation from illegal mining surrounds the Quito River, near Paimado, Colombia, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File) AP Science ...

FILE – Visible deforestation from illegal mining surrounds the Quito River, near Paimado, Colombia, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File) AP Science ...

Colombia’s deforestation dropped 33% in early 2025 compared to last year, ... FILE - Visible deforestation from illegal mining surrounds the Quito River, near Paimado, Colombia, Sept. 23, 2024.

Colombia’s deforestation dropped 33% in early 2025 compared to last year, ... Visible deforestation from illegal mining surrounds the Quito River, near Paimado, Colombia, Sept. 23, 2024.

Deforestation in Colombia is mostly driven by land grabbing, illegal road building, cattle ranching, illicit mining and coca cultivation, the raw ingredient to produce cocaine.