'Narco-deforestation' study links loss of Central American tropical forests to cocaine

Tuesday, May 16, 2017 - 15:32 in Earth & Climate

Central American tropical forests are beginning to disappear at an alarming rate, threatening the livelihood of indigenous peoples there and endangering some of the most biologically diverse ecosystems in North America. The culprit? Cocaine.

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