{"id":22615,"date":"2022-12-22T10:05:08","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T09:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/?p=22615"},"modified":"2022-12-22T10:05:08","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T09:05:08","slug":"deforestation-drug-trafficking-peru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/environment\/deforestation-drug-trafficking-peru\/","title":{"rendered":"Deforestation and drug trafficking threaten Peru’s communities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Deforestation has affected an area of 680 square kilometers between the Hu\u00e1nuco and Ucayali regions in the center of the country. Between 2013 and 2021, the territory lost 15 percent of its tree cover<\/h2>\n

by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n

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Drug trafficking fuels deforestation in the land of the native Kakataibo community in central Peru<\/strong>. A phenomenon that is also experiencing an acceleration due to the government’s failure to intervene says<\/a> American NGO Mongabay<\/strong>. The area under investigation covers 680 square kilometers<\/strong> between the Hu\u00e1nuco and Ucayali regions in the center of the country. “Satellite data from Global Forest Watch<\/a> (a monitoring initiative promoted by the U.S. nonprofit organization World Resources Institute<\/a>, ed.) show the territory was relatively unscathed until 2013 when deforestation surged,” the organization writes. “By 2021 the territory had lost nearly 15% of its tree cover.”<\/p>\n

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Banks’ support for deforestation grew since Paris Agreement<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n