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

Colombia sets sweeping ban on new oil and mining projects in Amazon

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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.

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