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Environmental offenses by municipality

Deforestation, natural resources and ecocide: recorded events, DANE municipality, date, offense and area.

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Recorded environmental offenses by department · 2025

Deforestation, natural resources and ecocide: recorded events, DANE municipality, date, offense and area.

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Santander represents 13.3% of the total across the 30 displayed categories (333). Together with Cordoba, the top two make up 22.3%; the query contains additional categories.

0111222333SANTANDERSANTANDER333SANTANDER: 333CORDOBACORDOBA225CORDOBA: 225ANTIOQUIAANTIOQUIA202ANTIOQUIA: 202Bogota D.C.Bogota D.C.196Bogota D.C.: 196CUNDINAMARCACUNDINAMARCA168CUNDINAMARCA: 168BOLIVARBOLIVAR114BOLIVAR: 114Valle del CaucaValle del Cauca113Valle del Cauca: 113ATLANTICOATLANTICO94ATLANTICO: 94Norte de SantanderNorte de Santander94Norte de Santander: 94METAMETA92META: 92SUCRESUCRE91SUCRE: 91CALDASCALDAS83CALDAS: 83PUTUMAYOPUTUMAYO77PUTUMAYO: 77RISARALDARISARALDA71RISARALDA: 71HUILAHUILA62HUILA: 62MAGDALENAMAGDALENA62MAGDALENA: 62NARIÑONARIÑO61NARIÑO: 61CESARCESAR52CESAR: 52CHOCOCHOCO52CHOCO: 52BOYACABOYACA45BOYACA: 45TOLIMATOLIMA43TOLIMA: 43LA GuajiraLA Guajira39LA Guajira: 39QUINDIOQUINDIO31QUINDIO: 31CAUCACAUCA25CAUCA: 25CASANARECASANARE22CASANARE: 22CAQUETACAQUETA20CAQUETA: 20GUAVIAREGUAVIARE15GUAVIARE: 15VAUPESVAUPES8VAUPES: 8ARAUCAARAUCA7ARAUCA: 7GUAINIAGUAINIA5GUAINIA: 5
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Published quantity is the measure; one row can represent multiple events. These are cases known to authorities, not prevalence or convictions. The current year is incomplete.

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PeriodDepartmentGeographyOffense typeReported areaReported incidentsCategoryYearInspect record
Aug 31, 2026METAVILLAVICENCIOARTICULO 333. DANOS EN LOS RECURSOS NATURALES Y ECOCIDIOURBANA1Hechos registrados2026
Aug 31, 2026SANTANDERBUCARAMANGAARTICULO 328. APROVECHAMIENTO ILICITO DE LOS RECURSOS NATURALES RENOVABLESURBANA1Hechos registrados2026
Aug 31, 2026BOLIVARMAGANGUEARTICULO 328. APROVECHAMIENTO ILICITO DE LOS RECURSOS NATURALES RENOVABLESRURAL1Hechos registrados2026
Aug 30, 2026SANTANDERBARRANCABERMEJAARTICULO 328. APROVECHAMIENTO ILICITO DE LOS RECURSOS NATURALES RENOVABLESRURAL1Hechos registrados2026
Aug 30, 2026SANTANDERBARRANCABERMEJAARTICULO 328. APROVECHAMIENTO ILICITO DE LOS RECURSOS NATURALES RENOVABLESRURAL1Hechos registrados2026
Aug 30, 2026LA GUAJIRASAN JUAN DEL CESARARTICULO 328. APROVECHAMIENTO ILICITO DE LOS RECURSOS NATURALES RENOVABLESURBANA1Hechos registrados2026
Aug 29, 2026NORTE DE SANTANDEROCAÑAARTICULO 333. DANOS EN LOS RECURSOS NATURALES Y ECOCIDIORURAL1Hechos registrados2026
Aug 29, 2026PUTUMAYOMOCOAARTICULO 328. APROVECHAMIENTO ILICITO DE LOS RECURSOS NATURALES RENOVABLESRURAL1Hechos registrados2026
Aug 29, 2026ANTIOQUIAYALIARTICULO 328. APROVECHAMIENTO ILICITO DE LOS RECURSOS NATURALES RENOVABLESURBANA1Hechos registrados2026
Aug 29, 2026NARIÑOPASTOARTICULO 334. CONTAMINACION AMBIENTALRURAL1Hechos registrados2026
Aug 29, 2026BOGOTA D.C.BOGOTA D.C.ARTICULO 334. CONTAMINACION AMBIENTALURBANA1Hechos registrados2026
Aug 29, 2026SANTANDERSABANA DE TORRESARTICULO 328. APROVECHAMIENTO ILICITO DE LOS RECURSOS NATURALES RENOVABLESRURAL1Hechos registrados2026
Aug 28, 2026CUNDINAMARCAQUEBRADANEGRAARTICULO 328. APROVECHAMIENTO ILICITO DE LOS RECURSOS NATURALES RENOVABLESRURAL1Hechos registrados2026
Aug 28, 2026BOGOTA D.C.BOGOTA D.C.ARTICULO 333. DANOS EN LOS RECURSOS NATURALES Y ECOCIDIOURBANA1Hechos registrados2026
Aug 28, 2026BOGOTA D.C.BOGOTA D.C.ARTICULO 334. CONTAMINACION AMBIENTALURBANA1Hechos registrados2026
Aug 28, 2026BOGOTA D.C.BOGOTA D.C.ARTICULO 334. CONTAMINACION AMBIENTALURBANA1Hechos registrados2026
Aug 28, 2026CUNDINAMARCATENAARTICULO 328. APROVECHAMIENTO ILICITO DE LOS RECURSOS NATURALES RENOVABLESRURAL1Hechos registrados2026
Aug 28, 2026RISARALDAPEREIRAARTICULO 332. EXPLOTACION ILICITA DE YACIMIENTO MINERO Y OTROS MATERIALESRURAL1Hechos registrados2026
Aug 28, 2026QUINDIOCALARCAARTICULO 328. APROVECHAMIENTO ILICITO DE LOS RECURSOS NATURALES RENOVABLESRURAL1Hechos registrados2026
Aug 28, 2026ANTIOQUIASAN PEDRO DE LOS MILAGROSARTICULO 333. DANOS EN LOS RECURSOS NATURALES Y ECOCIDIORURAL1Hechos registrados2026
Aug 28, 2026SANTANDERMOGOTESARTICULO 332. EXPLOTACION ILICITA DE YACIMIENTO MINERO Y OTROS MATERIALESRURAL1Hechos registrados2026
Aug 28, 2026METAPUERTO LOPEZARTICULO 328. APROVECHAMIENTO ILICITO DE LOS RECURSOS NATURALES RENOVABLESRURAL1Hechos registrados2026
Aug 27, 2026CUNDINAMARCAFUSAGASUGAARTICULO 333. DANOS EN LOS RECURSOS NATURALES Y ECOCIDIORURAL1Hechos registrados2026
Aug 27, 2026NORTE DE SANTANDEROCAÑAARTICULO 328. APROVECHAMIENTO ILICITO DE LOS RECURSOS NATURALES RENOVABLESURBANA1Hechos registrados2026
Aug 27, 2026NARIÑOPASTOARTICULO 334. CONTAMINACION AMBIENTALURBANA1Hechos registrados2026
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