Colombia grants ‘historic’ protections to rainforest, indigenous groups

Mongabay
Apr 13, 2018, 3:33 pm195 pts
In a move described as “unprecedented,” Colombia’s president Juan Manuel Santos announced Tuesday that the country intends to add 8 million hectares (80,000 square kilometers or 31,000 square miles) to its protected areas. That same day, Santos also signed a decree granting indigenous communities the…

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