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 ...

just a few kilometers from Colombia’s Guainía department, illegal mining shakes the region’s economy while devastating the environment. The absence of the government is obvious. According to ...

Violence in Colombia’s main gold mining region escalated after Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez declared “total war” on illegal mining on March 1. The announcement almost immediately triggered a miners ...

driven by the rapid spread of illegal roads, coca cultivation, and unregulated mining, according to a report by Colombia's procurator’s office. The independent watchdog warned of accelerating ...

I had the opportunity to travel to Bogota, Colombia, to give addresses to the country’s National War College and the New ...

and residents said it has been a long time since any operations have taken place against illegal mining infrastructure. Colombia will host the United Nations Biodiversity Conference, known as ...

Colombia's Atrato River is deemed so important that in 2026 a Colombian court said it has the same rights as a human being. But illegal gold mining, which for the past decade has been the fastest ...

Colombia reported a 33% decrease in deforestation in early 2025, citing stronger community coordination and a crackdown on ...

The country’s long-running conflict continues to impact life in many rural areas, which also face threats from illegal mining ...

Peru’s culture ministry has reversed a decision to shrink the protected area around the Nazca Lines after national and ...