Fresh produce area in a supermarket, reflecting how local fruits and vegetables can support sustainable gastronomy and responsible restaurant sourcing. Credit: Harrison Keely, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Gastrofest 2025 turned Bogota and Cundinamarca into a long table where local flavor and sus
Colombia’s Petro acknowledged that he was “alone” in his rejection of the COP30 final declaration, which did not include the use of fossil fuels, and that “Trump won.” Credit: Joel González / Presidency of Colombia.The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, acknowledged after three weeks that he was
Simon Bolivar Park becomes Latin America’s first carbon-neutral urban landmark. Credit: Parque Simon Bolivar / Wikimedia Commons / Public DomainGood news for Colombia. Bogota’s Metropolitan Simon Bolivar Park has reached an environmental milestone that places the country at the forefront of urban su
Hayli Gubbi volcano. Credit: The Smithsonian InstitutionA long-dormant volcano in northeastern Ethiopia erupted this week for the first time in approximately 12,000 years, sending towering plumes of ash and smoke into the sky and across several neighboring countries. The eruption occurred at Hayli G
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro rejected the controversial final declaration of COP30 in Brazil for omitting the use of fossil fuels. Credit: Joel González / Presidency of Colombia.At the close of the COP30 climate summit, held in Belém (Brazil), Colombian President Gustavo Petro delivered a forc
Colombia announced the first conference for the elimination of fossil fuels on the sidelines of the UN, at the end of a disappointing COP30. Credit: Ministry of Environment of Colombia. During COP30 held in Belém, Brazil, Colombia announced that it will host the First International Conference on the
Unergy’s mini-solar faros are reshaping Colombia’s path toward decentralized, affordable clean energy. Credit: Colombia Presidency Colombia is entering a make-or-break moment in its pursuit of a cleaner, more resilient energy system. As the country confronts the overlapping pressures of climate chan
Rafflesia species, West Sumatra, Indonesia. Credit: Maizal / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0A team of international researchers has captured a rare sighting of Rafflesia hasseltii, a mysterious flower known for its massive size and short blooming period. The plant, which is almost never seen in the
Scientists discovered a 13-million-year-old turtle fossil in the Tatacoa Desert in Colombia. The species was named Shakiremys colombiana. Credit: Adrian Afonso, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 / FlickrAn unprecedented discovery in Colombian paleontology has just been revealed in the Tatacoa desert, in the departmen
Colombia falls nine places in this year’s Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI), highlighting the difficulties of the energy transition. Credit: Bogota City Hall.In recent years, Colombia has seen a clear setback in its overall performance in addressing climate change, despite government announcem
COP30 in Belém, Brazil, has already reached its first agreements, with the most important ones awaiting certification this week. Credit: Palacio do Planalto, CC BY-ND 4.0 / Flickr.The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30), held for the first time in the heart of the Amazon, has already shown concre
At COP30, Colombia’s Minister of the Environment announced that the entire Amazon region would be declared free of mining and oil extraction. Credit: Dallas Krentzel / CC BY 2.0Colombia declared the entirety of its Amazon biome as a renewable natural resources reserve zone, formally prohibiting new
Map of major power plants and energy infrastructure in Colombia. Image via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0).Colombia just made significant progress on its energy system. In the first quarter of 2025, 17 new projects entered th
Amazon River, Sentinel-2 satellite image. Photo by European Space Agency, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0).Fiber optic Colombia infrastructure is entering a new era as the Amazon River becomes a digital superhighway, conne
Twelve countries sign an agreement to combat climate misinformation within the framework of COP30, in a criticism of denialist claims. Credit: Kiara Worth, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 / UN Climate Change.As part of COP30 — held from Nov. 10 to 21, 2025, in the Amazonian city of Belem, Brazil — 12 countries sign
In an article in Time magazine, Colombia’s Petro criticized President Trump’s policy of “peace through strength” as a method of deterrence. Credit: Juan Diego Cano / Presidency of Colombia.In a recently published article in TIME magazine, the President of Colombia Gustavo Petro argues that the forei
Celsia SOLAR Yumbo solar energy plant in Colombia. Photo by Celsia, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0).Colombia just reached a milestone that few Latin American nations have achieved; the country invested more than US$9 bill
Iceland said the collapse of a major Atlantic Ocean current a national security risk and an “existential threat, could cause modern ice age. Credit: United Nations Photo – CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 via Flickr.Iceland has declared the possible collapse of a major Atlantic Ocean current a national security risk
Fourty years after the Armero tragedy, Colombia reopens the search for missing children, using the ICBF’s historic ‘Red Book’ to bring hope and closure to families still waiting for answers. More than 500 minors are still missing. Credit: Public DomainIt has been four decades since one of the most d
After three decades of research, Colombia presents “Umbral,” a heat-resistant coffee variety that promises to revolutionize production. Credit: @FedeCafeteros / X.com.After three decades of research, Colombia has unveiled “Umbral,” a heat-resistant coffee variety. At the annual Colombian Coffee Summ
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, admitted at COP30 in Brazil that the planet has failed to limit global warming, as set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement. Credit: Antonio Scorza / COP30.On the eve of COP30, which will be held in Brazil, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres deli
Colombia’s Petro called President Trump “disrespectful” for not attending COP30, the summit against climate change. Credit: Joel González / Presidency of Colombia.During the meeting of heads of state preceding the formal opening of climate conference COP30 — to be held today and tomorrow in Brazil—
The City of Bogota was awarded the Earthshot Prize for “Clean Our Air” on Thursday, honored by Prince William. Credit: Victor Cohen/ColombiaOne.The City of Bogota was awarded the Earthshot Prize for “Clean Our Air” on Thursday, honored by Prince of Wales William for a sweeping program of policies th
A crack in the Earth’s crust seen from the airplane. Credit: rabiem22 / Flickr / CC BY 2.0In a breakthrough study, researchers have identified a rare geological phenomenon under the Pacific Ocean — one of Earth’s tectonic plates is breaking apart beneath another. This slow, deep process is reshaping
