Colombia

Colombia is a country in northwestern South America bordered by Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Panama and the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. It includes diverse landscapes such as the Andes mountains, Amazon rainforest, tropical forests and coastal regions. Colombia is studied in relation to biodiversity, agriculture, deforestation and climate variability.

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Colombia could lose 20% of cocoa-growing land by 2050Science

Colombia could lose 20% of cocoa-growing land by 2050

By 2050, nearly 20% of the areas currently suitable for cocoa cultivation in Colombia could lose the climate conditions needed for production, particularly in the…
SourceSourceMarch 8, 2026 Full article
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Torrential rain in Colombia leaves 13 deadNews

Torrential rain in Colombia leaves 13 dead

Bogotá, Colombia | AFP Thirteen people died this week in Colombia in torrential rain that is rare for this time of year, officials said Sunday. A…
SourceSourceFebruary 9, 2026 Full article
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COP30: Key reactions to climate dealNews

COP30: Key reactions to climate deal

Belém, Brazil | AFP Nearly 200 nations on Saturday pushed through a modest deal at the UN's COP30 climate summit in the Amazon region of host…
SourceSourceNovember 23, 2025 Full article
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Image of the day: Colombia’s Gorgona National Natural ParkNews

Image of the day: Colombia’s Gorgona National Natural Park

Gorgona National Natural Park off Colombia’s Pacific coast has been recognised among the world’s top Marine Protected Areas, earning the 2025 Blue Park Award from…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskAugust 9, 2025 Full article
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Image of the day: Barranquilla, Colombia’s gateway to the CaribbeanNews

Image of the day: Barranquilla, Colombia’s gateway to the Caribbean

Barranquilla, Colombia's fourth-largest city, is a vital nexus of commerce and culture, situated along the western bank of the Magdalena River where it flows into…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskDecember 27, 2024 Full article
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Summit to save nature enters final day with disagreement on fundingNews

Summit to save nature enters final day with disagreement on funding

By Mariëtte le Roux and Lina Vanegas | AFP Cali, Colombia - The world's biggest nature conservation conference enters its final day in Colombia Friday…
SourceSourceNovember 1, 2024 Full article
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Deadly Spain floods held up as warning at nature protection summitNews

Deadly Spain floods held up as warning at nature protection summit

By Mariëtte le Roux and Lina Vanegas | AFP Cali, Colombia - European officials pointed Thursday to deadly flooding in Spain as a reminder of…
SourceSourceNovember 1, 2024 Full article
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Rights court takes climate crisis hearing to Brazilian AmazonNews

Rights court takes climate crisis hearing to Brazilian Amazon

Brasília, Brazil | AFP - Academics, activists and Indigenous people gathered Monday in the Brazilian Amazon to weigh in on a key legal question: What…
SourceSourceMay 27, 2024 Full article