The Ministry of Environment (MinAmbiente) led by its Minister Gabriel Vallejo López and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos held a review of its performance over the last five years and laid out goals for the next three, but had nothing to say on the issue of environmental licenses.
The Caquetá Planning Secretary Julián Carvajal Zamora said that officials from Emerald Energy did not attend a call to meet with affected communities before starting their exploration work, which he says is a needed step for an exploration and production license to be granted.
Colombia’s State Council has ruled to support a decision from the Casanare Administrative Tribunal to protect the Tinije Lake area from hydrocarbons exploration and production activities as an environmental reserve, in the area of the LLA-26 block.
Following a flare up of violence at the beginning of the month after riot police intervened to remove protesters blocking the entry of machines for an oil exploration program, Caquetá remains tense and defiant.
As Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) finished cleaning up the aftermath of a Farc attack, Cormacarena and others denounce the Farc’s irreparable damage to the environment. These and other environmental stories in our periodic summary.
A collection of research and environmental organizations have launched a new tool and map of Colombia’s continental, coastal and marine ecosystems in order to identify the current state of these environments and monitor their status.
The Farc has already stolen 148,000 barrels of oil this year by using illegal valves, meanwhile Cormacarena has established an environmental preservation plan for part of north Macarena. These and other environmental stories in our periodic summary.
Some 80 families have been affected by the oil spill in Puerto Asís while the head of the ELN released a video lecturing children on protecting water. These and other environmental stories in our periodic summary.
A series of attacks and drained tankers in Putumayo from the Farc has evoked widespread outcry from authorities, as the local community and ecosystem deals with yet again with a long lasting environmental impact.
Ingecoleos is sanctioned for poor oil waste treatment practices in Aguazul while a mysterious yellow gas at the Barrancabermeja refinery raises concerns. These and other environmental stories in our periodic summary.
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