Colombia: What Does Peace in Colombia Have to Do with the Environment?

Oct 24, 2016 | Camila Bustos and Marcela Jaramillo, Guardian
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After 52 years of war, the government finalised a peace accord to cease conflict and construct stable and long lasting peace in Colombia. Without a doubt, the armed conflict has left a footprint on Colombian landscapes and ecosystems. According to the Colombian organisation Dejusticia, the armed conflict has been accompanied by bombings of oil pipelines, fumigations of illegal crops with glyphosate, chemical pollution due to illegal mining, the presence of armed groups and anti-personnel mines in protected areas, and the expansion of the agricultural frontier as a result of forced displacement.