Study Shows Colombian Guerrillas Were Guardians of the Forest

'Deforestation has increased significantly in the last five years following the signing of the peace agreement.'

By Luke Taylor
Sep 3, 2021 2:38 PM
Fin Del Mundo, The Amazon jungle of Colombia (Credit: Ste Lane/Shutterstock)
Fin Del Mundo, the Amazon jungle of Colombia. (Credit: Ste Lane/Shutterstock)

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When Colombia’s largest guerrilla group laid down its weapons in 2016 as part of a landmark peace deal, it ushered in a new chapter in the country’s history after five decades of brutal civil war. But the pact also created an unintended victim: the country’s forests. 

Since the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) demobilized, deforestation has soared, a study published in the journal Global Environmental Change has found.

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