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The development of unconventional projects is the main strategy to increase oil reserves in the short, medium and long term. However, this alternative is resisted or even rejected by many local communities. The business paper La Republica held a forum to talk about this situation.

Seems like the actions taken by Hocol and Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) to control environmental emergencies in Purificación (Tolima) and Tumaco (Nariño), have not been enough for their communities. The development of these and more stories in our periodic Eco summary.

Last week the United Nations mission of environmental experts published its preliminary report on the La Lizama well, giving the ‘scandal’ another mediatic bump. This may be the last such flurry for a while, but the industry will be paying the consequences for some time.

Gustavo Petro, who continues to lead electoral polls along with Ivan Duque, spoke about his proposals regarding the mining-energy industry.

The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas), together with the Mining and Energy Planning Unit (UPME) and the Territorial Development Finance (FDT), presented the Energy Efficiency Awards for 2018.

The Casanare Administrative Court made a decision on the rupture of a flow line in the Casanare block which occurred in 2012. The National Agency of Environmental Licenses (ANLA), Corporinoquia and Perenco are involved in this case.

April has been a difficult month when it comes to environmental matters, and communities let the industry know how they feel about environmental damage in their territories. The development of these and more stories in our periodic Eco summary.

The NOC spoke about the changes it made in its infrastructure, after the criticism it received for the environmental emergency at La Lizama.

The Ministry of the Environment (MinAmbiente) announced that the country is satisfactorily progressing in this process that will bring it a step closer to taking actions to face climate change.

The Colombian Fracking-Free Alliance (ACLF) spoke on recent measures by the National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) on unconventional techniques.