MEDELLÍN, Colombia — The tropical forests stretch across this country like an unbroken green ribbon, linking the steamy Amazon with the chilly Andes — but in the country’s fragile peace, deforestation ...

A recent UN report shows that, in Colombia, the farming of coca for illicit use has not only increased, but has potentially also had significant adverse effects on community workers. The regions of ...

QUIBDÓ, Colombia (UNHCR) - The Atrato river meanders slowly through the vast tropical jungle of western Colombia, oblivious to the human flow around it. For years, irregular armed groups, guerrillas ...

It’s hard to think of a country that contains more diversity of landscapes than Colombia. From the snow-tipped peaks of the majestic Andes mountains; to dramatic rainforest-lined valleys teeming with ...

Kevin Rivadeneira leans over the side of a canoe floating in the Laguna Grande, or Great Lake. He points toward a flock of pink birds in the distance. “Check out the flamingos,” Rivadeneira said in ...

The “how” and the “when” of Colombia’s latest peace breakthrough are of course important — but so is the “where” and “with whom.” On June 23, the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia’s president issued a decree Friday giving him emergency powers to restore order in a coca-growing region bordering Venezuela that has been racked in recent days by a deadly ...

Illegal mining has been devastating Colombia's forests, with such operations often overseen by organized criminal groups. Forests in Colombia are being ravaged by illegal mining, a criminal economy ...