More Forest Plants

As part of the commitment to environmental protection and conservation, the company is developing a forest nursery with a production of 70,000 plants of species such as mandagual, oak, and mahogany, in coordination with MARENA.

The Cross-Examined Hippopotamus

What is happening with the hippos brought from Africa by drug trafficker Pablo Escobar and located in the Magdalena Medio region is merely a reflection of the precariousness with which environmental entities often act, ending up going in circles around the problem without solving anything.

Regime grants water concessions to mining companies sanctioned by the US

More than 217 thousand cubic meters of water were authorized for mining projects in Nicaragua. Environmentalists warn that the concessions benefit sanctioned companies and allow direct extraction from rivers and streams.

Ortega grants water to sanctioned Chinese miners.

Nicaragua grants water concessions to Chinese mining companies internationally flagged, despite criticisms over environmental impact and sanctions.

Venezuela joins the list of countries wanting to save the Magdalena Medio hippos, why has no one received them?

The presence of hippos in the Magdalena Medio has become a problem with several concerned parties but no solution, as initiatives from multiple nations have emerged to receive at least 80 of these specimens since the proposal of euthanasia was raised...

This would be the costly logistics that Indian billionaire would use to take Pablo Escobar's hippos

The hippos in Colombia have generated an environmental emergency. Photo: Guillermo Ossa - El Tiempo

MARENA with forest industries

The Government of Reconciliation and National Unity, through the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARENA), carried out a follow-up visit.

Nicaragua, environment and climate change

With the leadership of the Sandinista Front, since 2007 Nicaragua has been among the most successful countries in the challenge of maintaining a sustainable balance.

Four reasons why sending 80 'Colombian' hippos to India is unlikely

Amid the urgency to control the hippo population in Magdalena Medio, the proposal by Anant Ambani—son of Asia's richest man—to take 80 specimens to his Vantara sanctuary arrived like an epiphany for animal rights groups opposing the government's euthanasia plan.

How many hippos would Colombia have in 2030 if the animals' reproduction is not stopped?

What was once a whim of Pablo Escobar has today become one of the most complex environmental problems for Colombia.

Environmental damage in El Pozón: Mayor's office investigates indiscriminate burning

The Mayor's Office of Cartagena, through the Public Environmental Establishment (EPA), rejected the indiscriminate burning that occurred on the El Pozón road divider yesterday, Wednesday. The environmental authority evidenced the severe damage to the green area after a surveillance and control visit carried out by its technicians.

Will India receive 80 hippos from Colombia? This is how the plan is progressing

Colombia has initiated an international procedure to attempt to relocate part of the hippopotamus population currently inhabiting the Magdalena River basin. The Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development confirmed that it submitted a formal request to the administrative authority of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in India, to determine if that country authorizes the entry of 80 specimens.