Some 113,608 hectares were destroyed in 2024, largely in Colombia's Amazon region. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

Deforestation in Colombia surged last year, according to data from the country’s environment ministry said on Thursday, as ...

Colombia’s government has reported a sharp overall rise in deforestation in the country’s Amazon rainforest for last year, ...

Deforestation in Colombia surged by 43% last year, destroying 113,608 hectares, mainly in the Amazon. The increase came after a 36% drop in 2023. Factors include forest fires, land-grabbing, livestock ...

BOGOTA (Reuters) -Deforestation in Colombia surged last year, according to data from the country's environment ministry said ...

Colombia's government said on Thursday that deforestation in the South American country increased as much as 43% in 2024 ...

Colombia's deforestation rate jumped by 43%, mostly in the Amazon, marking a dramatic reversal from the previous year's decrease. Concurrently, escalating global trade tensions saw new tariffs imposed ...

Colombia reports 33% drop in deforestation in early 2025, with major progress in Amazon parks Visible deforestation from illegal mining surrounds the Quito River, near Paimado, Colombia, Sept. 23 ...

According to the environment ministry, of the 107,000 hectares (about 264,403 acres) deforested in Colombia in 2024, 68,000 hectares (about 168,032 acres) were in the Amazon.

Since then, women-led social, cultural and environmental organisations have increased their presence in Colombia's Amazon region, which in 2019, accounted for 62 percent of the national ...

Deforestation in 12 of Colombia's national parks in the Amazon during the first quarter of 2023 fell drastically to 398 hectares (3.98 square kilometers), from 9,260 hectares (92.6 square ...

Colombia’s southernmost state, Amazonas, boasts four national parks and is home to some of richest biodiversity on the planet. From canoeing down one of the many tributaries of the Amazon River, to ...