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Lena Yanina Estrada Añokazi, nueva Ministra de Ambiente: liderazgo indígena y gobernanza ambiental global Lena Yanina Estrada Añokazi, indígena del Pueblo Uitoto M+n+k del Amazonas, es la nueva Ministra de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible de Colombia. Estrada es politóloga de la Universidad Nacional…

El Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible de Colombia presentó el balance preliminar sobre la deforestación en el país, destacando que se ha alcanzado la segunda cifra más baja desde que se mide este fenómeno. En los últimos tres años se ha evitado la pérdida de más de 212.000 hectáreas de…

Las negociaciones sobre biodiversidad que quedaron pendientes en la COP16 de Cali continuarán del 25 al 27 de febrero en Roma, en la sede de la FAO. La presidenta de la COP16, Susana Muhamad, liderará las discusiones con el objetivo de concretar acuerdos clave para la implementación del Marco Global…

The forest fires that have been occurring in different regions of the country have generated many concerns among citizens. Should trees be planted once the incident is over? How can wild animals be helped? Researchers from the Humboldt Institute clarify the main doubts and make recommendations to…

Before the United Nations Environment Assembly, held in Nairobi, Kenya, the Minister of Environment Susana Muhamad and David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), presented the image and slogan of the COP16 to be held in Colombia in October 2024. "We…

Santiago de Cali, capital of the Colombian Pacific, has been chosen by President Gustavo Petro as the host city for the COP16 on Biodiversity, the most important international event ever held in the country. More info here

According to statements from the Minister of Environment and Development, these are the main objectives pursued with this event: The creation of a “fund to distribute the benefits of using genetic resources stored in digital databases. To explain a bit further, there are genetic resources segmented…

"The Colombia Pavilion is Colombia's home in the Blue Zone of COP16, where we will host bilateral meetings. It features a maloca-shaped space for political discussions on the state of biodiversity. It will hold more than 10 events per day, and we will also showcase not only the country's…

The selling, exporting and consumption of beche-de-mer, undersized fish, kawakawa and donu (grouper) will stop from next year between June and September.

Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey, Taronga Conservation Society Australia, The National Trust of Fiji and NatureFiji-MareqetiViti have discovered a new species of banded iguana The new species of lizard, Brachylophus gau, is one of only four living species of South Pacific iguana, and is…