Colombia: Deforestation Soars in Colombia after Farc Rebels' Demobilization

Jul 11, 2017 | Sibylla Brodzinsky, Guardian
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Colombia has seen an alarming surge in deforestation after the leftwing rebels relinquished control over vast areas of the country as a part of a historic peace deal. The area of deforestation jumped 44% in 2016 to 178,597 hectares (690 sq miles) compared to the year before, according to official figures released this month – and most of the destruction was in remote rainforest areas once controlled by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc).