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 %
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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
A Fundação Land Portal lançou um novo Portfólio sobre Terra e Investimentos que desdobra conceitos-chave, termos, estruturas e políticas internacionais, e muitos outros aspectos críticos para entender como os investimentos fundiários afetam a sociedade.
O portfólio explora diferentes perspectivas…
18 April 2023
The Land Portal Foundation has launched a new Land & Investments Portfolio that unpacks the key concepts, terms, international frameworks and policies, and many other aspects critical to understanding how land investments affect society.
The portfolio explores different perspectives and data on…
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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19 February 2024
As part of a scoping study titled Land Governance for Climate Resilience: A review and case studies from LAND-at-scale projects headed by Richard Sliuzas, Emeritus Professor, University of Twente, Tropenbos Colombia dove into the links between climate and land governance in their project.
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Date et heure : 30 novembre 2023, 15h00-16h30 CET
Le jour de l'ouverture de la #COP28, rejoignez-nous pour un webinaire stimulant qui approfondit la relation complexe entre la gouvernance foncière et la résilience climatique, un domaine critique qui a gagné une immense importance dans le…
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