The landmark decision, which came the same year the government inked an historic peace deal with the FARC guerrillas who controlled much of Choco, compelled the state to protect the Atrato river ...

When a river becomes a legal subject, it can challenge harmful development, pollution, and degradation—forcing humans to ...

In an exclusive report, an AP team showed that a program in northwestern Colombia that designated “guardians” to help protect the Atrato River, one of the country’s largest and the source of ...

The area is a richly diverse ecosystem. On the Colombian side, you are greeted with marshlands created by the Atrato River’s ...