Indigenous leader Antonio Matapi hopes the election of Gustavo Petro as Colombia’s new president marks a historic shift towards a better future for the Amazon rainforest he calls home.

Colombia must base its conservation targets on international agreements that push for annual deforestation of 100,000 ...

Colombian President Ivan Duque's environmental policies "failed" according to experts who dispute the outgoing right-wing ...

A new president plans an unprecedented shift from fossil fuels to a greener economy. Experts warn it could take decades to ...

Her sector needs new sources of permanent funding, including carbon taxes, said Muhamad, who takes up her post on Sunday when President-elect Gustavo Petro ... of the Amazon rainforest, according ...