Colombia: Colombian Court Bans Oil, Gas and Mining Operations in Paramos

Feb 21, 2016 | David Hill, Guardian
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Colombia’s Constitutional Court has ruled against a controversial legal loophole permitting oil, gas and mining operations in the country’s paramos - high altitude eco-systems. Colombia’s paramos are the most extensive on earth and supply more than 70% of the country’s population with water, according to the Bogota-based Alexander von Humboldt Institute.