Colombia, an extremely vulnerable country blindfolded says “yes”

Abstract

The article aims to portray Colombia as a country with the challenge of pioneering project the conservation of biodiversity as a development model, although in recent years we have sold as a mining country, which is considered the alternative most viable way out of poverty, which hampers direct and natural resources indiscriminately. Well, it is pertinent to note that Colombia is considered one of the richest countries in the world, because it has a large water resource (water sources) and the largest number of species per unit area by having 10 % of flora and fauna on the planet even geographical spread is less than 1%. This marks a development pattern that promotes consistent with the conservation of the environment. We are privileged, and that is why we must ensure the preservation of our resources that we give the management of soil and subsoil depends our future and that of future generations and even the planet. Given this, it is inconceivable that we sell the absurd, but paradoxically, accepted idea of viewing our country as a mining locomotive. Mining, particularly the mega-strip mining for gold mining, greeted with euphoria and pleasure in our country, is highly toxic and its harmful effects on soil, water, air and people are irreparable and irreversible. Added to this, we are not a mining country: we have no knowledge, experience or equipment to extract gold from the earth, what happens is that this is a "boom" of mining license applications by foreigners, as a result the high global demand for gold prices ever higher.