At COP30, Colombia announced a historic decision to halt all new oil and large-scale mining projects across its Amazon biome, protecting 483,000 km² — 42% of the country. The area becomes a reserve for renewable natural resources, and the government invites neighbors to expand the effort.
(c) Sébastien Goldberg
(c) Sébastien Goldberg

Kolumbien verhängt umfassendes Verbot neuer Öl- und Bergbauprojekte im Amazonasgebiet

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Auf der COP30 verkündete Kolumbien, keine neuen Öl- oder Großbergbauvorhaben mehr im eigenen Amazonas-Biom zuzulassen und damit 483.000 km² — 42% des Staatsgebiets — zu schützen. Das Gebiet wird zur Reserve für erneuerbare Ressourcen, und Nachbarstaaten werden zum Mitziehen eingeladen.

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