Environmental Measures for Mine Closure: New Decree 742 of 2026

Energy & Natural Resources attorney José Vicente Zapata will participate in a webinar hosted by the Universidad Externado de Colombia's Department of Environmental and Land Use Law where he will analyze the chief changes introduced by the first comprehensive regulation on mine closures in Colombia. Specifically, panelists will focus on Decree 742 of 2026. The conversation will address the judicial implications of these rules, the environmental management standards they require and the legal challenges they create for Colombia's mining sector.