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- ↑ "Ley 99 de 1993" (PDF) (in Spanish). Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development. 1993-12-22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-20. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
- ↑ "Reactivación, Ahora Sí" [Reactivation, Now Yes]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2002-12-21.
- ↑ "Sandra Bessudo Será Ministra De Medio Ambiente Del Gobierno De Juan Manuel Santos" [Sandra Bessudo Will Be Minister of Environment of Juan Manuel Santos's Government]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2010-07-02. Retrieved 2010-11-10.