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

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 ...

BOGOTÁ: Colombian presidential candidate and senator Miguel Uribe is showing signs of improvement five weeks after surviving ...

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 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.

Indigenous and rural communities from Peru’s northern Amazon have filed a formal complaint against the government for failing to curb illegal gold mining in the Nanay River basin.

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.

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.