Colombia: Deforestation in Colombia

Aug 17, 2020 | Daniel Henryk Rasolt, Ecologist
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Deforestation is on the rise in megadiverse Colombia. Attempting to understand the complex and interconnected web of social, political, economic and environmental drivers of deforestation in Colombia - past and present, legal and illicit, direct and indirect - is critical.  The Covid-19 pandemic has emboldened land-grabbers and illegal gold miners since late March of this year due to a diminished state presence and the self-imposed isolation of vulnerable Indigenous communities who have long served as stewards of these forests.