Colombia and the region are paying the price for slow implementation of the 2016 peace accord, but a turnaround is still ...

The lure of even a few specks of gold compels Elizabeth Mosquera awake before dawn to slog to a muddy pit, where she wades ...

Colombia’s deforestation dropped 33% in early 2025 compared to last year, with significant reductions in Amazon national ...

On the border between Colombia and Venezuela ... The document mentioned “the existing public order problems in the area, as well as illegal mining activity.” Later in the document, a bleak ...

Colombia began operations against such illegal mining in 2012 ... their watch and pass through metal detectors without any problems because these are jewelry," Romero said. Colombian villagers ...

Delays in permitting and licensing had caused serious headaches for extractive companies seeking to invest in or advance projects in Colombia ... It was illegal mining operations.

SAN ISIDRO, Colombia — In an outdoor classroom ... Muhamad will serve as the conference’s president. Illegal gold mining in South America, and all the problems it brings, is one of the biggest ...

Colombia began operations against such illegal mining in 2012 ... their watch and pass through metal detectors without any problems because these are jewelry,” Romero said.