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Colombia says December 2024 decree recognizes indigenous peoples as environmental authorities
Summary
Colombia's environment minister told the UN meeting that a December 2024 decree legally recognizes indigenous peoples as environmental authorities, enabling them to participate alongside state entities in environmental governance and access safeguards and resources.
Colombia’s Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Lena Yanina Estrada, told the UN high-level meeting on April 22, 2025, that a December 2024 decree establishes indigenous peoples as environmental authorities under Colombian law and begins to implement provisions of the 1991 Constitution.
Estrada said the decree “recognizes that indigenous peoples are environmental authorities at the same level of…
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