Colombia has taken a major step in Indigenous rights by formally recognizing Indigenous councils as local governments across parts of the Amazon.

Colombia's Procurator's Office says the country has lost nearly 88,900 hectares of forest — an area larger than New York City ...

Colombia’s Ombudsman’s Office urged urgent action in response to the accelerating degradation of life in and around the Amazon river. According to the Ombudsman’s Office, a recent study found that ...

In Colombia, Amazon River's Extreme Drought Falls Hard on Indigenous Communities LETICIA, Colombia (AP) — Marciano Flores stood knee-deep in the Amazon River with the rest of his crew ...

Their actions are key to the fate of Colombia’s rainforests, a new report from Crisis Group argues. “Armed groups’ tightening grip on the Colombian Amazon has further jeopardized the health ...

By Erik N. Iverson In the heart of the Colombian Amazon, the towering mountains of the Serranía del Chiribiquete harbor secrets including South America’s oldest rock art. The remote site was ...

Cali, Colombia – Under lush trees drooping with ... reducing beef and dairy consumption has to be part of the solution for saving the Amazon and reducing climate pollution, says Tim Searchinger ...

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Colombia marked the first anniversary Sunday of the rescue of four Indigenous children who survived a small plane crash in the Amazon rainforest in an operation that gripped ...

A small team in a remote corner of Colombia is surveying every tree in an effort to better understand how much planet-warming carbon the Amazon actually stores. A small team in a remote corner of ...

LETICIA, Colombia (AP) — Marciano Flores stood knee-deep in the Amazon River with the rest of his crew, ready to haul in a giant net as a man in a canoe circled in an attempt to drive fish their ...

People walk through a part of the Amazon River that shows signs of drought in Santa Sofia, on the outskirts of Leticia, Colombia, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) LETICIA, Colombia (AP) ...