Colombia's National Development Plan: Amazon split, fracking, mining, carbon bonds

Colombia's National Development Plan (PND) divides the Amazon into two regions, proposes a special statute, and promotes fracking, mining, and a carbon bond market. This signals a policy shift toward resource extraction in the Amazon, potentially conflicting with environmental commitments. The plan's specifics and implications for indigenous communities and conservation remain to be detailed.

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