Both nations claim Santa Rosa de Yavarí, a tiny island of just 3,000 people that sits in the Amazon River, more than a ...

Peru maintains it owns Santa Rosa Island based on treaties about a century old, but Colombia disputes that ownership because ...

The island of Santa Rosa sits in the Amazon River between Colombia and Peru, with Lima recently naming it a district.

Colombia’s government has reported a sharp overall rise in deforestation in the country’s Amazon rainforest for last year, ...

The government of Gustavo Petro moved Colombia’s Independence Day celebrations to Leticia amid a territorial dispute with Peru over Santa Rosa Island.

Deforestation in Colombia surged last year, according to data from the country's environment ministry said on Thursday, as ...

"This effort is part of a comprehensive strategy." Authorities break up massive criminal operation in Amazon rainforest: 'A ...

Can education create alternative pathways for communities seeking to combat high rates of child recruitment by armed groups?

Deforestation in Colombia spiked by 43% in 2024, primarily affecting the Amazon region. This rise was attributed to forest fires exacerbated by climate change-induced droughts, according to ...

Colombia recorded a sharp uptick in deforestation in the country's Amazon rainforest for last year. The expansion of ...

Colombia and Peru traded barbs and reiterated competing claims to a remote Amazon River island home to fewer than 3,000 people, with Bogota accusing its neighbor on Thursday of effectively annexing ...

Colombia saw a significant rise in deforestation in 2024, with a 43% increase in forest loss compared to the previous year. The surge occurred despite efforts to curb illegal activities and protect ...