Despite foreign aid, Colombia struggles to rein in Amazon deforestation

Mongabay
Jan 29, 2020, 9:45 am136 pts
Three European countries have put up $366 million in foreign aid to fight deforestation in Colombia’s Amazon. The region’s rate of forest loss remains stubbornly high, up 97% since the 2016 demobilization of the FARC rebels. The Colombian government signed a landmark peace agreement with the formerly…

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