The National Agency of Environmental Licenses (ANLA) will be headed up by one of its current functionaries, Claudia Victoria González, after a previous candidate named by the Minister of Environment Luis Gilberto Murillo was ruled out, leading to public tensions.
A feature in a national magazine explores the case of the Emerald Energy’s Nogal Block in Caquetá, which it says has become a symbol of resistance against oil production in the Amazon.This and other stories in our periodic summary.
Community members from Íquira, Huila have called for the environmental license of Telpico to be revoked launching a number of accusations against the process. The local environmental management agency, CAM, is investigating and said that the local ordinance laws (POT) are appropriate for local leaders to control extractive projects.
Controversy surrounds the confirmation of Rodrigo Suarez as President of the National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA). Fernando Iregui is still in the chair and some even say he will stay there.
The management of the Cartagena Refinery (Reficar) has responded to accusations of environmental damage from the nearby settlement of Pasacaballos, saying it meets all the requirements and takes care to protect the environment. This and other environmentally related stories in our periodic roundup.
Even one of Colombia’s main business publications has questioned statements from the Minister of Mines and Energy Germán Arce, who argued that the technique should be applied in Colombia. What can be expected from the popular press?
Led by the Barrancabermeja Mayor’s office and Senator Jorge Robledo, the municipality held a its second “Forum for the Defense of Water and Ecosystems” and charged that fracking is the new threat against Middle Magdalena’s water supply.
In the first major regulatory act of the new Minister of Environment Luis Gilberto Murillo, a new council will review the process to award environmental licenses and will no longer look to meet established timeframes for “expedited”, or “express” environmental licenses. The measure could affect licenses which have already been granted.
The Constitutional Court has suspended another project after it ordered the immediate suspension of the construction of a gas pipeline in the Pascacaballos settlement near Cartagena, and ordered the project to hold a prior consultation process with several local groups.
The Minister of Environment (MinAmbiente) Luis Gilberto Murillo has announced the new director of the National Agency of Environmental Licenses (ANLA) will come from within the ministry, tapping the current Director of Climate Change of the ministry, Rodrigo Suárez Castaño.
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