September 4, 2026
Colombia has established permanent protection for 483,000 sq km of its Amazon, blocking new mining and fossil fuel projects across 42% of its territory. Over half of this protected zone is Indigenous land, where 99.5% of the forest remains intact. 🌳💚 #AmazonProtection #ConservationNews #IndigenousRights
Colombia just protected 42% of its territory from new mining and oil and gas projects, placing 483,000 square kilometres of the Amazon under permanent protection. More than half of the area is already Indigenous territory, where 99.5% of the forest remains intact.