Colombia is considered one of the countries with the greatest biodiversity in the world, due to its geographic location: landscapes range from the Amazon in the south, to the Andes in the middle zone, to the valleys and coasts of the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. The country has over 44 million inhabitants, of which almost 2 million identify themselves as indigenous and almost 3 million as black, Afro-Colombian, Raizal or Palenquero (NARP - acronym in Spanish)
Socio-economic indicators
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Total population
51,516,600
Urban population
80.8 %
Land-related indicators
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Agricultural land
40.3 %
Perceived tenure security
64.8 %
Women owning land
2.5 %
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06 June 2024
Challenging prejudices and building a more equal future where differences are respected, Mauro Julián Sánchez and Nelson Fabián Solano, a gay couple who requested the joint title of their rural parcel in Chaparral (Tolima) share their experience as part of the implementation of the Rural Property…
18 April 2023
La Fundación Land Portal ha lanzado una nueva Cartera sobre Tierra e Inversiones que desentraña los conceptos clave, los términos, los marcos y las políticas internacionales y muchos otros aspectos fundamentales para comprender cómo afectan a la sociedad las inversiones en tierras.
La cartera…
18 April 2023
La Fondation Land Portal a lancé un nouveau portefeuille sur les terres et les investissements qui aborde les concepts clés, les termes, les cadres et politiques internationaux et de nombreux autres aspects essentiels pour comprendre comment les investissements fonciers affectent la société.
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Land control, tenure and exploitation have been a fundamental part of the Colombian conflict. It is not surprising, then, that forced displacement and land confiscation have claimed the most victims, primarily affecting the most vulnerable groups, such as peasants with few resources, indigenous communities, and Afro-Colombian communities.
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17 December 2024
One glance at the shape of Itilla reveals that the person who determined the community’s oblong borders, was unaware of the realities of forest-dwelling communities in the Amazon. The Itilla reservation is an unusual 45 kilometers long and two kilometers wide. The territory looks more like a city…
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Date and Time: November 30th, 2023, 3:00-4:30 PM CET
On the opening day of #COP28, we hosted a thought-provoking webinar that delved into the intricate relationship between land governance and climate resilience, a critical area of immense importance in the context of global climate challenges…