Colombia will seek out international firms with strong environmental practices and have them train other companies, Pearl said, citing as an example the nation's main coal exporter, Cerrejon, which is a joint venture between BHP Billiton, Anglo American and Xstrata.
"Colombia has a great opportunity, we have an enormous amount of riches and we have to take advantage of it correctly," Pearl said.
"The investors that are spooked by environmental issues are the investors we don't want to have. The investors we want are the sophisticated companies that understand environmental issues are a priority,"
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