High-flying concessions: Clandestine airstrips, coca crops invade Ucayali’s forests

Mongabay
Dec 16, 2024, 4:52 am125 pts
Zooming in on the Peruvian jungle, many hectares of deforestation can be seen amid the thick vegetation, like huge scars hidden among the foliage. They’re dispersed between the forests in the departments of Ucayali, Loreto, Huánuco, Madre de Dios, Pasco and Cusco. Some are very close to rivers, others just…

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