Colombia: Open Destruction in the Colombian Amazon after FARC’s Exit

Apr 20, 2018 | Esteban Montaño and Semana Sostenible, Mongabay
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The Amazon is one of the first victims of peace with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). As predicted, the process of disarmament has caused the disappearance of hundreds of hectares of forest in the area where the anti-government guerrilla group historically practiced environmental “authority.” In La Novia, a town in the San Vicente del Caguán area, residents know very well what that entails.