Former player Salimata Sylla prepares the players’ jerseys before a women’s basketball tournament where players can wear a headscarf, in Aubervilliers near Paris, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)
Critics warn that the government’s push to expedite approvals for other developments could escalate tensions.A gas company operates near submerged trees in Manaure, Colombia, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
A gas company operates near submerged trees in Manaure, Colombia, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)“La Guajira has been very sought after by these companies,” Samuel Lanao, head of Corpoguajira, La Guajira’s environment authority told The Associated Press in Riohacha, the region’s capital. “When a foreign company enters these territories with the intention of exploiting renewable energies, there is always going to be a clash.”Colombia’s government has committed to respecting Indigenous rights through legal frameworks like the 1991 Constitution, which recognizes Indigenous autonomy, and international agreements that ensure their right to prior consultation and participation in decisions that affect them. The 2016 Peace Agreement also touched on Indigenous communities’ rights, land restitution, and participation in political processes.
David, an Indigenous child from the Wayuu community, swings in a hammock in Mayapo, Colombia, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)David, an Indigenous child from the Wayuu community, swings in a hammock in Mayapo, Colombia, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
Social issues have begun to spook companies, with 57 planned projects stalled, according to Indepaz, a Bogotá-based development organization with extensive research on the matter. While some projects are Colombian, the majority involve international companies from Brazil, Europe, U.S. and Canada.
“It’s clear they’re worried. There’s been a slowdown in the progress of these energy transition projects precisely because of that conflict,” Lanao said. “I believe that the national government plays an important role in achieving a community-company agreement.”“Now we can say definitively exercise causes improvements in survival,” Courneya said.
The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The AP is solely responsible for all content.ROMA (AP) — León XIV visitó el jueves palacio papal de verano, al sur de Roma, mientras se especula sobre si lo utilizará para escapar del calor de la capital italiana o seguirá los pasos de Francisco y mantendrá la finca ubicada en una colina como museo y centro ambiental.
El pontífice visitó el Borgo Laudato Si, un proyecto educativo de sostenibilidad que surgió de la encíclica ambiental de su antecesor de 2015, “Laudato Si”, dijo el Vaticano. El centro está en los jardines de la propiedad del Vaticano en Castel Gandolfo, en el lago Albano, en las colinas al sur de Roma.El papa Urbano VIII construyó el palacio en el extremo norte de la ciudad en 1624, para ofrecer a los pontífices una alternativa a los sofocantes veranos romanos. Fue ampliado durante pontificados posteriores hasta alcanzar su tamaño actual de 55 hectáreas (136 acres), lo que hace que la finca sea en realidad más grande que la propia Ciudad del Vaticano.