Dozens of Indigenous women in Colombia’s Amazon are monitoring, managing, raising awareness and restoring a wetland ecosystem impacted by overfishing.

Danilo Villafañe, a respected Arhuaco Indigenous leader known for his dedication to protecting the ‘Heart of the World’ in the Sierra Nevada of Colombia, died on Christmas Day at the age of 49.

By Mie Hoejris Dahl MOCOA, Colombia — A bonfire crackles in the center of an Indigenous open-air pavilion atop a hill in the Putumayo jungle, adding warmth to the already sweltering Amazonian heat.

Diomy Teran connects women around the world with the exquisite, one-of-a-kind handmade fashion pieces of Indigenous Colombian ...

Women are often on the frontlines of protecting Latin America’s crucial biodiversity, from guarding rivers against pollution to keeping illegal gold miners and oil companies at bay in the Amazon ...

Colombia this week took a leading position in Latin America for Indigenous rights and forest protection by formalizing Indigenous local governments across swaths of the Amazon, raising hopes that ...

The La Guajira region in northern Colombia, home to the Indigenous Wayuu community, holds vast potential for renewable energy, especially wind power, but projects have faced resistance ...

The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, declared 2025 to be the “Year of the Indigenous Woman.” Colombia approved a formal development plan recognizing Indigenous women as key defenders of ...

Women are often on the frontlines of protecting Latin America’s crucial biodiversity, from guarding rivers against pollution to keeping illegal gold miners and oil companies at bay in the Amazon ...