The Government Issues New Directives in Its Plan to Modify Prior Consultation in Colombia

Environmental attorney María Camila Aponte was cited in an El Espectador article about the government's new measures to modify and modernize prior consultation processes in Colombia. María Camila noted that prior consultation provides key inputs for the preparation of Environmental Impact Studies, meaning that allowing this mechanism to move forward in parallel with environmental licensing could create challenges for its effective functioning. The article also examined legal debates surrounding the implementation of these changes through a decree and presidential directive.

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