The deforestation was concentrated in 11 areas across five of the country's provinces - Meta, Caqueta, Putumayo, Guaviare and Antioquia, the Foundation for Conservation and Sustainable Development said in a report. In September, Colombia's Environment Ministry reported that deforestation in its Amazon region rose to 52,460 hectares in the first half of the year and could finish 2022 with an 11% increase from last year.