Narco activity takes heavy toll on Colombia’s protected forests, satellite data show

Mongabay
May 31, 2024, 2:52 pm210 pts
In the middle of Colombia, where the country’s Eastern Plains and Andean ecoregions meet the Amazon Basin, a vast complex of parks, reserves and other protected areas safeguards ancient habitat and the biodiversity contained within. Or at least it’s supposed to. However, human activity has been chipping…

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