The government in Colombia has to choose between guarding its unique ecosystems or boosting its economy with mining. The decision could exhaust or recast Colombia’s long, agonizing armed conflict.
Fighting to Protect Colombia's Water Supply
Published June 14, 2011
The mayor of a small Andean town is taking on illegal mining and the clearing of land for agriculture, which threaten Colombia's main water source.
What role will Colombia's new mining and energy minister, Mauricio Cardenas, play in defining Colombia's future as a competitor in the global energy market?
The killing of a Colombian priest who spoke out against a gold mining project by a Canadian company is spreading fear and suspicion in the community.
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Grantee
Multimedia journalist Anna-Katarina Gravgaard has reported from four different continents with a focus on water and the environment. A print reporter from age 14, she transitioned into multimedia...
Grantee
Lorenzo Morales is currently a professor of journalism at the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá and a freelance journalist.
Lorenzo was editor of Semana.com, the main political news magazine...
