Colombia: As Colombia’s Coca Economy Crashes, New Opportunities — and Threats — Arise

Nov 15, 2023 | Mie Hoejris Dahl, Mongabay
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In the world’s major cities, partygoers do lines of cocaine, far removed from the environmental and human costs of consuming this white powder. Most are likely unaware that in Colombia’s tropical forests, farmers have cleared large swaths of land to grow coca, the plant from which cocaine is produced.