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For the first time, the National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) will strengthen its activities in the country’s regions, thanks to resources from the General Royalty System (SGR).

Last week was a controversial one in Colombia’s congress with the ongoing battle over peace process implementation, approval of royalty reform in its opening debate and the final authorization of the government’s long-term economic plan (known as the PND for its initials in Spanish). The press reacted strongly to a clause about fracking but the politics of how one newspaper reacted was surprising, to me at least.

The Geomatics team of the National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) participated in the Fundamentals of Spatial Data Infrastructure (ICDE) workshop. Here are the details.

The National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) reported on the follow-up process of different energy projects. Here are the details.

Alejandro Robledo, manager at the Busscar vehicle manufacturing company, spoke about the benefits that the new TransMilenio fleet will have on Bogotá’s air quality.

The Colombian Chamber of Goods and Services (Campetrol) reported its drill rig information for March 2019. This metric remained stable compared to the previous month, and the Chamber showed its optimism for a possible increase of this important metric in the coming months.

The National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) asked Montajes JM SA to present detailed information about its project in Cundinamarca. Here are the details.

The Colombian Chamber of Goods and Services (Campetrol) organized a forum on water protection in Sogamoso (Boyaca). There were local and national authorities, environmentalists, academics and representatives from the oil sector.

As we reported recently, what we have been calling the “Commission of Experts” published their final report. It is 173 pages (in Spanish obviously) and not exactly stimulating reading (which shows its scientific ‘cred’). We abridged the two recommendations chapters, 13 and 14, and translated them into English. We hope you find it useful.

The Commission of Experts published its final verdict on fracking, and the debate around this topic is starting to finally make sense. Here is why.