Colombia responded to the Indian billionaire's proposal to take in Pablo Escobar's hippos

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

Minambiente responded to the offer to transfer hippos to India: 'Willpower alone is not enough'

The Ministry of Environment submitted a request to the Government of India to formalize a possible transfer of hippos from Magdalena Medio to...

Interview with Companions Javier Gutiérrez, head of MARENA and Carlos Corea of the Environmentalist Movement

Good morning, thank you for tuning into your Revista En Vivo. Today we are going to talk about a day that has passed but still has relevance.

Forest fires increase in protected areas and indigenous territories of Nicaragua

The incidence of heat points increased by 25% nationally compared to 2022, according to a report presented by Fundación del Río. 84% of the heat points were marked in Protected Areas and Indigenous and Afro-descendant Territories. Bosawás and Indio Maíz are the most affected by fires.

These are the obstacles to the plan to hunt hippos in Magdalena Medio

The announcement of the euthanasia or control hunt of 80 hippos this year has unleashed a national uproar. However, executing the measure faces critical obstacles...

The Great Lie of the Xolotlán Lake Sanitation

More than 300 million dollars have been invested to contain the black waters reaching the so-called “Lake Managua”, but nothing has been done to clean up the accumulated pollution that prevents its use as drinking water, despite the promises of the Ortega-Murillo regime to allocate it for human consumption.

Mattelsa's clothing brand expands its environmental strategy with a new reserve in the Sierra Nevada

Mattelsa announced the creation of Makuk, Photo: Courtesy

Green Schools Elect Departmental Queens

Yesterday, April 17th, the Guardabarranco Environmentalist Movement and FES held the Departmental Elections of Green Schools' Mother Earth Queens.

CAR prohibits water extraction in three springs in La Calera and reduces Indega's permits by 40%

The Autonomous Regional Corporation of Cundinamarca (CAR) made a historic decision that sets a precedent in water resource management in Colombia.

What will happen to the bodies of the hippos after euthanasia?

The implementation of euthanasia as a measure for controlling hippos in Colombia raises questions not only about its execution but also about the management of the bodies of the intervened animals.

Million-dollar investment to prevent damage to the Bogotá River and several municipalities

The Cundinamarca Autonomous Regional Corporation (CAR) announced that 30 billion pesos will be allocated to prevent damage to the Bogotá River.

How did the hippos get to Colombia? The story dates back 40 years

A few days ago, the measures announced by the Ministry of Environment to address the expansion of hippos echoed. This, under three lines: euthanasia, relocation, and confinement.