Colombia: Colombia Forest Fires Fall 70% in First 30 days of 2023 vs 2022 - NGO

Feb 3, 2023 | Oliver Griffin, Reuters
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Incidents of forest fires in Colombia fell by almost 70% during the first 30 days of 2023 versus the year-earlier period, local advocacy group the Foundation for Conservation and Sustainable Development (FCDS) said on Friday. Illegal loggers typically burn felled forest in Colombia at the start of the year, during the drier months, as they clear land to make way for cattle rearing and illicit industries such as illegal mining and cultivation of coca, the chief ingredient in cocaine.