Deforestation in Colombiaby | 06-05-2014 09:32 |
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Deforestation in Colombia Worryingly the felling of trees in Colombia, sources such as the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development and the Institute of Hidrology, meteorology and environmental studies (IDEAM) acronym in Spanish, say there are 8 risk areas of deforestation in the country, which it is very worrying. These areas are: The southern Meta, Caqueta northwestern, the Middle Magdalena, areas of the central mountains and the departments of Putumayo, Guainia, Santander and Norte de Santander, are the areas where there is a strong presence of logging and loss tree cover. Which can be demonstrated in the following table taken from IDEAM:  This questions the effectiveness of Environmental authorities: Look at it for yourself:  Not only is Colombia ecosystems affected by mining, livestock uncontrolled exploitation , but also the armed conflict , which creates too great crises in the country , and has not been seen dont really control the environmental authorities. According to what he says the Minister of Environment of Colombia , Luz Helena Sarmiento , is by the same armed conflict , it is difficult to make the respective control and not only that but also the budget and investment in environmental matters. According to sources from the Ministry of Environment of Colombia a only in area known as the Macarena has more than 46000 hectares deforested Since the beginning of the article arose with mining in search of coltan has affected large forests which is worrying and regrettable ... Is there a real control? What do you think? |
