Tracking environmental crime in the Amazon: A conversation with Alexa Vélez

Mongabay
Apr 8, 2026, 9:37 pm103 ptsTrending
Environmental crimes rarely occur in isolation. A road cut into a forest may appear first as a faint line in satellite imagery. Months later it becomes a corridor for timber, wildlife, and sometimes cocaine. The early stages often unfold far from capitals and rarely attract immediate scrutiny. When the evidence…

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