While the overall outcome of COP30 in Belem was disappointing in terms of government commitment, there were some good things to come out of it. Colombia has actually decided to ban the approval of new oil and mining projects in the entire Amazon biome, which represents 42% of the national territory and 7% of the entire South American Amazon. This decision is so important that it could be a turning point in the protection of the Amazon Rainforest.
The declaration was delivered by interim Minister of the Environment Irene Vélez Torres during…
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