The Amazon is burning: Can Colombia save its forests?

Record deforestation in the Amazon in neighbouring Brazil has grabbed world attention. But clearing trees for cattle also plagues...

Q&A: Change.org’s Amazon rainforest fire campaign

We speak to the people behind yesterday’s protests outside the Brazilian embassy to put pressure on the government to take action to stop the...

Deforestation in Colombia: The forest is burning

[caption id="attachment_33108" align="alignnone" width="1600"] Deforestation of the Colombian Amazon rainforest by the slash and burn method in...

The Bogotá Post hosts expert panel on threats to Colombia’s biodiversity

[caption id="attachment_31516" align="aligncenter" width="604"] Newly found and as yet unnamed Anole Lizard in Santander. Photo courtesy of...

Catastrophic floods continue to wreak havoc in Vichada

[caption id="attachment_31450" align="aligncenter" width="660"] Photo courtesy of @PoliciaVichada[/caption] The department of Vichada has faced...

Chiribiquete National Park becomes Colombia’s 9th UNESCO World Heritage Site

[caption id="attachment_30886" align="aligncenter" width="882"] Image courtesy of @JuanManSantos - Twitter.[/caption] One of Colombia’s last...

In conversation with Dejusticia: the team behind this week’s groundbreaking climate change lawsuit

[caption id="attachment_28724" align="aligncenter" width="696"] Image courtesy of Dejusticia[/caption] Acxan Duque is eight years old. He comes...

Colombian supreme court issues ground-breaking ruling on Amazonian deforestation

[caption id="attachment_28654" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Image courtesy of Shutterstock.[/caption] Colombian Supreme Court judges rule the...

Colombia’s Mission to Retain its Biodiversity

Measured by species richness, Colombia is the second-most biodiverse country in the world - but its biodiversity is under threat. (more…)

Sitel: Good call?

Call-centre work often gets a bad name. But for foreigners and Colombians looking to practice their language skills and move into a different career...