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There are many environmental issues in Colombia. Issues include deforestation , soil erosion , illicit drug crops grown in national natural reserves by mafias (not peasants), pollution on major bodies of water by corporations (backed up by unregulated / unsupervised policies and by the corruption of local and federal authorities) among others.
Natural disasters in Colombia are the result of several different natural hazards that affect the country according to its particular geographic and geologic features. Human vulnerability, exacerbated by the lack of planning or lack of appropriate emergency management , and the fragility of the economy and infrastructure contribute to a high ...
Security issues disrupt projects across Colombia. Amazonia Mia, an environmental project from USAID, has changed locations for two or three projects after communities warned of security concerns ...
The Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development, is in charge of environmental management in Colombia at the national level. The Ministry formulates water resources management policies and regulations including pollution standards and charge fees. It also manages protected areas and grants licenses to infrastructure projects. [5]
The risk of forest fires in Colombia has increased significantly over the last week, Environment Minister Susana Muhamad said on Wednesday, adding that the current situation could worsen ...
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As COP16's host country, Colombia has encouraged participation by the nation’s Indigenous groups and Afro-descendants, whom the government considers key to its goal of reversing the loss of biodiversity. Nearly 2,000 Indigenous people from southwestern Colombia arrived in Cali on Monday to raise their voices in favor of pro-environmental causes.
A contributing factor to deforestation in Colombia is the national Plan Pacifico which is intended to raise revenue to develop the economy. [3] The plan includes exploitation of Colombia's rainforests for the extraction of precious natural resources for exportation.