Armed Groups as Forest Protectors in Colombia: A Risky Dynamic
By Joshua Collins October 16, 2023Deforestation has dropped in the country, but the government may not be responsible for all those gains
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forests
The US Finds a Strong Ally for Regional Green Initiatives in the Americas
By Joshua Collins May 20, 2023Biden and Colombian president Petro discussed financing climate action
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international climate policy
Colombian Elections Could Move Environmentalism to Center Stage
By Joshua Collins June 16, 2022Afro-Colombian land defender Francia Márquez could become the next vice president
Fires in the Jungle: Coca Production and Deforestation Accelerate in Colombia
By Joshua Collins November 17, 2021Coca growers increasingly displace Indigenous communities
Why Is Violence Against Environmental Activists on the Rise?
By Joshua Collins February 8, 2021Each year sets a grim new record
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international environmental justice
Facing an Economic Crisis, Colombia Turns to Fracking
By Joshua Collins December 17, 2020Activists say it's a shortsighted plan that threatens biodiversity
Dispatch From Honduras: The Devastating Aftermath of Eta and Iota
Adapted from an interview by Joshua Collins December 9, 2020Carlos Raul Cruz Zelaya on the physical and psychological hardship that endures
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climate change
Colombia to Resume Fumigating Its Coca Fields With Glyphosate
By Joshua Collins June 16, 2020It's happening under the cover of strict coronavirus lockdown measures
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pesticides