Caption: Paulownia tomentosa (image: Linda de Volder)
Chinese empress tree declared invasive species in Colombia
Fast-growing ‘kiri’ is a boon for carbon capture and agroforestry but threatens biodiversity
Colombia
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Avocado boom wreaks havoc on Latin America’s environment
Consumption surges in China but more cultivation means deforestation and drought in Latin America
Caption: image: Carlos Felipe Pardo
Bogotá rejects Chinese electric busses
Colombian capital once-famed for innovative transport has opted to stick with gas and diesel
Caption: image: Andrés Bermúdez Liévano
Chinese ecotourists in hunt for Colombia’s rare cock-of-the-rock
Forests in post-peace deal Colombia attract the intrepid but its prized biodiversity is in danger
Caption: The construction phase of the Hidroituango dam in Colombia’s northern Antioquia province (image: Svenswikipedia)
Colombia megadam collapse highlights need for comprehensive standards
Development banks must learn from the Hidroituango disaster and share information on risks
Caption: Colombian presidential cadidate Gustavo Petro at a school in the capital Bogotá (image: Gustavo Petro Urrego)
Colombia heads to the polls with new environmental conscience
Leftist underdog questions economic model and puts environment centre stage after major incidents
Caption: Quibdó airport (image: Danielcuesta)
Extractive economies and their impact in Colombia’s Pacific
New investment in chronically poor region reflects growing liberalisation with few local benefits
Caption: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (right) with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, said Latin America did not new “new imperial powers” (image: US State Department )
Closer China-Latin America ties should prompt US self-reflection
Warnings about China’s regional influence show the flawed US approach to development cooperation
Caption: Isabel Zuleta (right) of Rios Vivos at the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (image: Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos)
New agreement could help Latin America’s environmental defenders
Regional adoption of LACP 10 could set legally binding standards and improve access to information
Caption: Workers at the Coca-codo hydroelectric plant in Ecuador, which is 85% financed by China EximBank (image: Agencia de Noticias Andes )
China needs urgent oversight of investments’ social and environmental footprint
Lawyer Zhang Jingjing says China needs legal requirements for overseas investment, not guidelines