Peace: A new tool for reducing deforestation in the Colombian Amazon

Mongabay
Jul 18, 2023, 4:06 pm112 pts
For the last several years, soldiers have been entering the Colombian Amazon armed to the teeth to fight deforestation, surging ever since the 2016 peace accord between rebel group FARC and the government. But when Simon Uribe Martinez enters the jungle, his only weapon is a large wooden box, filled with…

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