Conservation news https://news.mongabay.com/list/colombia/ Environmental science and conservation news Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:20:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/16160320/cropped-mongabay_icon-32x32.png Colombia environmental news https://news.mongabay.com/list/colombia/ 32 32 Colombia’s Indigenous guardians adapt as pressures mount on the ‘Heart of the World’ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/colombias-indigenous-guardians-adapt-as-pressures-mount-on-the-heart-of-the-world/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/colombias-indigenous-guardians-adapt-as-pressures-mount-on-the-heart-of-the-world/#respond 09 Sep 2026 07:00:31 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=329184 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/colombias-indigenous-guardians-adapt-as-pressures-mount-on-the-heart-of-the-world/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-329184 Environmental crimes don’t stop at borders. Neither can the reporting https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/environmental-crimes-dont-stop-at-borders-neither-can-the-reporting/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/environmental-crimes-dont-stop-at-borders-neither-can-the-reporting/#respond 31 Aug 2026 15:53:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=327670 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/environmental-crimes-dont-stop-at-borders-neither-can-the-reporting/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-327670 Dragonflies help protect water and ancestral Indigenous languages in Colombia https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/dragonflies-help-protect-water-and-ancestral-indigenous-languages-in-colombia/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/dragonflies-help-protect-water-and-ancestral-indigenous-languages-in-colombia/#respond 24 Aug 2026 12:22:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=326671 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/dragonflies-help-protect-water-and-ancestral-indigenous-languages-in-colombia/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-326671 Indigenous fishers rethink shark hunting & protect species on Colombia’s coast https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/indigenous-fishers-rethink-shark-hunting-protect-species-on-colombias-coast/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/indigenous-fishers-rethink-shark-hunting-protect-species-on-colombias-coast/#respond 20 Aug 2026 06:00:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=326694 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/indigenous-fishers-rethink-shark-hunting-protect-species-on-colombias-coast/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-326694 PUMA FEST and the community Mongabay Latam has helped build https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/puma-fest-and-the-community-mongabay-latam-has-helped-build/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/puma-fest-and-the-community-mongabay-latam-has-helped-build/#respond 03 Aug 2026 09:44:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=325115 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/puma-fest-and-the-community-mongabay-latam-has-helped-build/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-325115 The global gold rush consuming the Amazon (commentary) https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/the-global-gold-rush-consuming-the-amazon-commentary/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/the-global-gold-rush-consuming-the-amazon-commentary/#respond 30 Jul 2026 02:47:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=324710 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/the-global-gold-rush-consuming-the-amazon-commentary/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-324710 Scientists call on countries to act on ‘forgotten’ sawfish teeth trade https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/scientists-call-on-countries-to-act-on-forgotten-sawfish-teeth-trade/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/scientists-call-on-countries-to-act-on-forgotten-sawfish-teeth-trade/#respond 23 Jul 2026 22:12:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=324439 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/scientists-call-on-countries-to-act-on-forgotten-sawfish-teeth-trade/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-324439 An Indigenous take on Colombia’s new gov’t: Interview with a Putumayo Indigenous leader https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/an-indigenous-take-on-colombias-new-govt-interview-with-a-putumayo-indigenous-leader/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/an-indigenous-take-on-colombias-new-govt-interview-with-a-putumayo-indigenous-leader/#respond 22 Jul 2026 14:12:51 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=324278 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/an-indigenous-take-on-colombias-new-govt-interview-with-a-putumayo-indigenous-leader/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-324278 Santa Marta report by 57 nations defines rapid fossil fuel transition path https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/santa-marta-report-by-57-nations-defines-rapid-fossil-fuel-transition-path/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/santa-marta-report-by-57-nations-defines-rapid-fossil-fuel-transition-path/#respond 02 Jul 2026 16:17:22 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=322332 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/santa-marta-report-by-57-nations-defines-rapid-fossil-fuel-transition-path/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-322332 Death and exile: A war plagues Indigenous Jiw and Nukak in the Colombian Amazon https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/death-and-exile-a-war-plagues-indigenous-jiw-and-nukak-in-the-colombian-amazon/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/death-and-exile-a-war-plagues-indigenous-jiw-and-nukak-in-the-colombian-amazon/#respond 19 Jun 2026 19:15:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=321516 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/death-and-exile-a-war-plagues-indigenous-jiw-and-nukak-in-the-colombian-amazon/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321516 What’s at stake for the environment in Colombia’s upcoming election? 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(commentary) https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/will-my-president-save-the-amazon-commentary/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/will-my-president-save-the-amazon-commentary/#respond 24 May 2026 23:50:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=320068 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/will-my-president-save-the-amazon-commentary/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-320068 Fossil fuel transition summit seeks progress beyond stalled COP talks https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/fossil-fuel-transition-summit-seeks-progress-beyond-stalled-cop-talks/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/fossil-fuel-transition-summit-seeks-progress-beyond-stalled-cop-talks/#respond 11 May 2026 16:13:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=319140 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/fossil-fuel-transition-summit-seeks-progress-beyond-stalled-cop-talks/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-319140 As global 30×30 goal lags, Colombia shows how progress can be made https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/as-global-30x30-goal-lags-colombia-shows-how-progress-can-be-made/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/as-global-30x30-goal-lags-colombia-shows-how-progress-can-be-made/#respond 27 Apr 2026 20:52:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=318221 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/as-global-30x30-goal-lags-colombia-shows-how-progress-can-be-made/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-318221 AI tool tracks spread of illegal gold mining in Amazon protected areas https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/ai-tool-tracks-spread-of-illegal-gold-mining-in-amazon-protected-areas/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/ai-tool-tracks-spread-of-illegal-gold-mining-in-amazon-protected-areas/#respond 24 Apr 2026 09:56:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=317945 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/ai-tool-tracks-spread-of-illegal-gold-mining-in-amazon-protected-areas/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-317945 New treaty to end the fossil fuel era is needed more than ever (commentary) https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/new-treaty-to-end-the-fossil-fuel-era-is-needed-more-than-ever-commentary/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/new-treaty-to-end-the-fossil-fuel-era-is-needed-more-than-ever-commentary/#respond 21 Apr 2026 23:17:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=317876 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/new-treaty-to-end-the-fossil-fuel-era-is-needed-more-than-ever-commentary/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-317876 Vaupés River contamination identified near rapidly expanding Amazonian town https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/vaupes-river-contamination-identified-near-rapidly-expanding-amazonian-town/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/vaupes-river-contamination-identified-near-rapidly-expanding-amazonian-town/#respond 21 Apr 2026 21:48:57 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=317894 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/vaupes-river-contamination-identified-near-rapidly-expanding-amazonian-town/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-317894 Colombia’s main river redraws the map of little-known night monkeys https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/colombias-main-river-redraws-the-map-of-little-known-night-monkeys/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/colombias-main-river-redraws-the-map-of-little-known-night-monkeys/#respond 13 Apr 2026 11:00:21 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=317266 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/colombias-main-river-redraws-the-map-of-little-known-night-monkeys/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-317266 Working together, Indigenous peoples & researchers describe new Amazonian palm https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/working-together-indigenous-peoples-researchers-describe-new-amazonian-palm/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/working-together-indigenous-peoples-researchers-describe-new-amazonian-palm/#respond 01 Apr 2026 14:06:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=316712 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/working-together-indigenous-peoples-researchers-describe-new-amazonian-palm/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-316712 Disastrous floods in Colombia reignite debate over hydroelectric dam https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/disastrous-floods-in-colombia-reignite-debate-over-hydroelectric-dam/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/disastrous-floods-in-colombia-reignite-debate-over-hydroelectric-dam/#respond 13 Mar 2026 17:12:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=315701 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/disastrous-floods-in-colombia-reignite-debate-over-hydroelectric-dam/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-315701 Colombia’s coffee industry well placed but wary as EU deforestation rule looms https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/colombias-coffee-industry-well-placed-but-wary-as-eu-deforestation-rule-looms/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/colombias-coffee-industry-well-placed-but-wary-as-eu-deforestation-rule-looms/#respond 04 Mar 2026 16:23:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=315196 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/colombias-coffee-industry-well-placed-but-wary-as-eu-deforestation-rule-looms/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-315196 Photos: In the Colombian Amazon, fishing binds a community to river and forest https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/photos-in-the-colombian-amazon-fishing-binds-a-community-to-river-and-forest/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/photos-in-the-colombian-amazon-fishing-binds-a-community-to-river-and-forest/#respond 26 Feb 2026 16:09:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=314875 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/photos-in-the-colombian-amazon-fishing-binds-a-community-to-river-and-forest/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-314875 Big cats get the press, but small wildcats are being poached and trafficked in silence https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/big-cats-get-the-press-but-small-wildcats-are-being-poached-and-trafficked-in-silence/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/big-cats-get-the-press-but-small-wildcats-are-being-poached-and-trafficked-in-silence/#respond 25 Feb 2026 15:13:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=314723 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/big-cats-get-the-press-but-small-wildcats-are-being-poached-and-trafficked-in-silence/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-314723 José Albino Cañas Ramírez, a defender of Indigenous territories, aged 44 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/jose-albino-canas-ramirez-a-defender-of-indigenous-territories-44/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/jose-albino-canas-ramirez-a-defender-of-indigenous-territories-44/#respond 20 Feb 2026 21:46:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=314593 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/jose-albino-canas-ramirez-a-defender-of-indigenous-territories-44/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-314593 In Ecuador’s Chocó, roads shape the fate of the rainforest 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https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/illegal-mining-and-urban-sprawl-reshape-a-fragile-amazon-frontier/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/illegal-mining-and-urban-sprawl-reshape-a-fragile-amazon-frontier/#respond 06 Jan 2026 17:15:50 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=312653 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/illegal-mining-and-urban-sprawl-reshape-a-fragile-amazon-frontier/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-312653 Cultural changes shift an Indigenous community’s relationship with the Amazon forest https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/cultural-changes-shift-an-indigenous-communitys-relationship-with-the-amazon-forest/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/cultural-changes-shift-an-indigenous-communitys-relationship-with-the-amazon-forest/#respond 05 Jan 2026 18:14:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=312610 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/cultural-changes-shift-an-indigenous-communitys-relationship-with-the-amazon-forest/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-312610 The year in rainforests 2025: Deforestation fell; the risks did not https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-year-in-rainforests-2025-deforestation-fell-the-risks-did-not/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-year-in-rainforests-2025-deforestation-fell-the-risks-did-not/#respond 26 Dec 2025 20:11:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=312083 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-year-in-rainforests-2025-deforestation-fell-the-risks-did-not/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-312083 Agroforestry grows in popularity among central Colombia’s coffee farmers (analysis) https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/agroforestry-grows-in-popularity-among-central-colombias-coffee-farmers-analysis/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/agroforestry-grows-in-popularity-among-central-colombias-coffee-farmers-analysis/#respond 23 Dec 2025 18:05:36 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=311971 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/agroforestry-grows-in-popularity-among-central-colombias-coffee-farmers-analysis/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-311971 The Amazon in 2026: A challenging year ahead, now off the center stage https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-amazon-in-2026-a-challenging-year-ahead-now-off-the-center-stage/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-amazon-in-2026-a-challenging-year-ahead-now-off-the-center-stage/#respond 22 Dec 2025 14:27:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=311879 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-amazon-in-2026-a-challenging-year-ahead-now-off-the-center-stage/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-311879 In Chocó, river defenders say race for energy transition threatens lifelines https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/in-choco-river-defenders-say-race-for-energy-transition-threatens-lifelines/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/in-choco-river-defenders-say-race-for-energy-transition-threatens-lifelines/#respond 08 Dec 2025 12:44:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=310732 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/in-choco-river-defenders-say-race-for-energy-transition-threatens-lifelines/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-310732