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FILE PHOTO: Chile's environment minister Maisa Rojas talks during an interview with Reuters in Santiago, Chile  May 12, 2022. Picture taken May 12, 2022. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido/File Photo
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Chile govt readying bond to incentivize future conservation

Chile has created a new bond to ensure long-term conservation commitments, linking financial penalties to environmental goals, said Environment Minister Maisa Rojas.

FILE PHOTO: An Andean marsupial tree frog (Gastrotheca riobambae) is pictured after its introduction into the wild as part of a Quito Zoo conservation project, in Quito, Ecuador, October 4, 2024. REUTERS/Karen Toro
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As UN COP16 nature talks are gridlocked, scientists warn of extinction risks

At COP16 in Cali, nations face challenges in funding conservation amid urgent biodiversity loss, with 38 per cent of tree species at risk.

Colombia's Environment Minister Susana Muhamad and other participants attend the opening plenary of the 16th United Nations Biodiversity Summit (COP16), in Yumbo, Colombia October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez
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Explainer: What’s on the agenda at the COP16 nature summit in Colombia?

At COP16 in Cali, nearly 200 countries will discuss national biodiversity plans, genetic data access, and Indigenous rights to combat nature loss.

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows a deforested plot of Brazilian Amazon rainforest, in Apui, Amazonas state, Brazil, September 4, 2021. Picture taken with a drone September 4, 2021. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly
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COP16 host Colombia pushes for unified climate and biodiversity pledges

Colombia pushes for a unified climate and biodiversity pledge to streamline UN talks, aiming to merge conservation with climate goals.

A drone view of HIF Global's Haru Oni clean hydrogen plant in Punta Arenas, Chile September 27, 2024. REUTERS/Joel Estay
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Latin America gears up for clean hydrogen boom but the road is not smooth

Leaders expect a boost from clean hydrogen, but analysts warn more investment is needed due to low local demand.

The logo of Ecopetrol is pictured at its headquarters in Bogota, Colombia July 11, 2023. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez
BusinessElectricityNewsWind

Colombia’s Ecopetrol exploring participation in offshore wind auction

Colombian energy company Ecopetrol is analyzing its potential direct participation in the country's first-ever offshore wind auction

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Global warming, deforestation, fires combined could hasten Amazon demise, study finds

By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) – Drought and heat driven by climate change and other factors threaten to cause the collapse of South...

BiodiversityEnvironmentNewsResiliency

Colombia’s critically endangered species number more than doubles in 7 years

By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) – The number of critically endangered animal and plant species in Colombia has more than doubled since 2017...

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