Colombian Wins the Goldman Prize for Defending River and Opposing Fracking

Colombian Wins the Goldman Prize for Defending River and Opposing Fracking

Yuvelis and her movement are watching closely the upcoming presidential elections in May, as they will determine the future of fracking in Colombia. Credit: Christian EscobarMora, for the Goldman Environmental Prize. goldmanprize.orgThe Colombian Yuvelis Natalia Moreno Blanco, just 25 years old, won

DNA Study Reveals 6,000 Years of Human Migration in South America

DNA Study Reveals 6,000 Years of Human Migration in South America

General view of Los Tres Cerros 1 excavation in the Paraná River Delta. Credit: Adriana Mónica Blasi / Open AccessScientists have pieced together more than 6,000 years of human migration in southern South America using ancient DNA, offering a clearer picture of how early populations lived, moved, an

Native Trees of Colombia: Guardians of Biodiversity

Native Trees of Colombia: Guardians of Biodiversity

Discover some of the most beautiful native trees of Colombia, one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. Credit: Juan Andres Leyva, CC BY-NC 4.0 / NaturalistColombia is one of the most biodiverse countries on the planet, where a great variety of native trees thrive, many of which have accomp

T. Rex Blood Vessels Discovery Reveals How Dinosaurs Healed Injuries

T. Rex Blood Vessels Discovery Reveals How Dinosaurs Healed Injuries

Researchers used particle accelerator technology to examine fossilized remains. Credit- Terence Faircloth CC BY 2.0.Evidence of blood vessels in a T. rex fossil is providing scientists with a rare glimpse into how dinosaurs may have healed from injuries millions of years ago. While researchers have

Four Cities in Colombia Recognized as Tree Cities of the World 2026

Four Cities in Colombia Recognized as Tree Cities of the World 2026

Four cities in Colombia were recognized as Tree Cities of the World thanks to their forest protection efforts and tree planting initiatives. Credit: Game of Light, CC-BY-NC-SA-2.0 / FlickrColombia once again stood out in environmental matters after four of its territories were certified as Tree Citi

Meet Cattleya: Colombia’s Newest Andean Condor Born in Captivity

Meet Cattleya: Colombia’s Newest Andean Condor Born in Captivity

In its natural habitat, the chick remains with its parents for more than a year before taking its first flight. Credit: CAROn May 1, 2026, after a 60-hour assisted hatching at Jaime Duque Park Foundation, a female Andean condor named Cattleya was born, weighing 227.9 grams. Named for Colombia’s nati

60 Countries Convene at Colombia Climate Summit Without Trump

60 Countries Convene at Colombia Climate Summit Without Trump

Sixty countries, excluding the United States, are participating in the climate summit in Santa Marta, Colombia. Credit: Victor Cohen / Colombia One.The city of Santa Marta, on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, woke up this April 29 with the closing of one of the most significant climate meetings of the ye

An Indian Billionaire Wants to Take Pablo Escobar’s Hippos from Colombia

An Indian Billionaire Wants to Take Pablo Escobar’s Hippos from Colombia

An Indian billionaire offered to pay for the hippos to be transported to his country, thereby preventing them from being put down. Credit: William Warby, CC BY 2.0.An Indian billionaire has proposed relocating 80 hippos from Colombia to a conservation center in India to prevent them from being culle

Colombia’s Palm Oil Exports Surge 44% in Q1 2026, Driving Sector Growth

Colombia’s Palm Oil Exports Surge 44% in Q1 2026, Driving Sector Growth

Colombia’s palm oil exports surged 44% in the first quarter of 2026, driving sector growth amid new European regulations. Ripe fruit of the African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis), the crop that underpins Colombia’s palm oil sector as exports become the main driver of industry growth. Credit: Cayambe /

Chimpanzee War in Uganda: 28 Dead in Kibale National Park

Chimpanzee War in Uganda: 28 Dead in Kibale National Park

Before the permanent split between the two groups, chimps from different social clusters interacted. Credit: Aaron Sandel / MongabayThe Ngogo chimpanzee community in Uganda’s Kibale National Park engaged in the first documented civil war among wild nonhuman primates that occurred without human inter

Medellin, Colombia, Ranks among the 10 Greenest Cities in the World

Medellin, Colombia, Ranks among the 10 Greenest Cities in the World

Medellin, Colombia, is among the 10 greenest cities in the world thanks to the integration of nature into urban life. Credit: Game of Light, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 / FlickrMedellin, Colombia, has been included among the 10 greenest cities in the world, ranking eighth in an international list compiled by Ti

Unique Butterfly Species in Colombia

Unique Butterfly Species in Colombia

Colombia is the country with the greatest number of butterfly species in the world. Around 200 unique species are found in the country. Credit: Ferran Pestaña, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 / FlickrColombia is globally recognized as the country with the greatest butterfly diversity on the planet, with more than 3

The El Niño Phenomenon Could Begin to Manifest in Colombia in May

The El Niño Phenomenon Could Begin to Manifest in Colombia in May

In the countryside, the lack of moisture in soils decreases crop productivity and increases the risk of losses. Credit: Government of BoyacaThe El Nino phenomenon, which occurs when the waters of the tropical Pacific Ocean warm above normal for several months, alter the circulation of the atmosphere

Nearly 10 Million Trees are Protected in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta

Nearly 10 Million Trees are Protected in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta

Arhuaco thought is based on communion with nature: the land is the mother, the rivers are its veins and the trees safeguard the water cycle and restore the balance of the territory. Credit: parquesnacionales.gov.coIn the ancestral territory of the Arhuaco people, forest protection is part of a world