A new study places Colombia as the world's ninth cleanest and environmentally friendly country. The country index was made by Columbia University's Center for International Earth Science Information Network and Yale University's Center for Environmental Law and Policy.
The several hundred page report can be found at http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/es/epi/papers/2008EPI_mainreport_july08.pdf Colombia is detailed on page 189.
Forbes magazine commented that the country's coffee and flower industries are being managed wisely and that the countryside remains undeveloped in contrast to the rapidly declining rainforest in Brazil. Forbes article is on line at http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/15/worlds-cleanest-countries-business-energy-clean-countries.html
Colombia places second cleanest of all the countries in the Americas on the Environmental Performance Index, following Costa Rica. The United States is in position 39 and Canada is at 12.
For just the ranking, check out http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/es/epi/papers/2008EPI_rankingsandscores_23Jan08.pdf
Colombia is certainly a prime destination for "green" or environmental travel and tourism. It offers many delights for the environmentally minded, including the Coffee Region, Tayrona Park and the pristine San Andres and Providencia islands in the Caribbean, all of which are very safe and very easy to access. Vamos Colombia Tour will be happy to create a travel package featuring these beautiful and unspoiled areas.
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