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News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/women-in-putumayo-turn-to-fish-farming-and-away-from-the-coca-industry/
Published on: Thursday 28 November 2024
If you liked this story, share it with other people. A women-led fish farming initiative in Colombia’s Putumayo department offers an alternative to the coca economy, challenging both environmental ...
News Colombia » Putumayo » Economy: An Indigenous take on Colombia’s new gov’t: Interview with a Putumayo Indigenous leader
News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/an-indigenous-take-on-colombias-new-govt-interview-with-a-putumayo-indigenous-leader/
Published on: Wednesday 22 July 2026
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Mongabay interviewed Marino Peña, a prominent Indigenous leader from Colombia’s Putumayo region, to hear his take on the incoming government’s ...
News Colombia » Putumayo » Economy: Report highlights humanitarian concerns in Colombia's Putumayo region
News channel or source: https://www.unhcr.org/us/news/stories/report-highlights-humanitarian-concerns-colombias-putumayo-region
Published on: Sunday 13 July 2008
BOGOTA, Colombia, July 14 (UNHCR) - Forced displacement remains a major problem in southern Colombia's volatile Putumayo department, according to a report by six local and international ...