Colombia Lifts Glyphosate Ban but Spray Planes Stay Grounded
Colombia's National Narcotics Council has repealed the 2015 order that suspended aerial glyphosate spraying over coca fields. The repeal clears a legal obstacle, but it does not authorise a single flight. The post Colombia Lifts Glyphosate Ban but Spray Planes Stay Grounded appeared first on The Rio Times .
On 18 August 2026, Colombia's National Narcotics Council repealed Resolution 6 of 2015, which had suspended aerial glyphosate spraying over coca fields nationwide since 2015. However, the repeal does not immediately allow the spray planes to resume their operations. Several legal conditions must be met before the flights can begin.
The council emphasized that the repeal does not automatically restart the spraying programme. The environmental regulator, technical secretariat, National Institute of Health, and prior consultation with Indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities are among the entities that need to provide their approvals before any flight can take place.
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