Category:The Amazon

Criminal networks spread across the Amazon, risking “irreversible harm”

U.S. military response may increase violence, experts say

Tiffany Higgins

Tiffany Higgins

— 8 min read
Criminal networks spread across the Amazon, risking “irreversible harm”
The Comandos de la Frontera, a criminal organization, operates in the Putamayo basin in the Colombian Amazon. On May 11 at the United Nations in New York, Indigenous peoples warned that criminal networks are expanding throughout the Amazon, endangering their territories and the rainforest ecosystem. Their warning was reinforced by two recent major reports documenting the spread of organized crime across the region. Experts say this unchecked and violent spread is a threat to Indigenous communities and to the Amazon biome, putting global climate stability at risk. Photo: Bram Ebus

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