Increasing illegal roads clear path for Amazon deforestation in Colombia
Deforestation spiked in Colombia after the government signed a peace deal to end hostilities with the Farc guerrilla group in 2016
14 April 2021 - 14:09
San Vicente Del Caguan — The dirt tracks winding through southern Colombia's tangled jungle often mark the beginning of the end for besieged patches of rainforest in this part of the Amazon.
Across San Vicente del Caguan, one of the country's most deforested regions, illegal and informal roads fan out in an ever-expanding network, bringing visitors, commercial interests and farmers and ranchers who clear and burn the land...
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