Security & Strategic Review - August 2023

COLOMBIA: Deforestation falls in promising sign for holistic peace efforts

ANDEAN COUNTRIES by Patrick de Courcy 28 July 2023 2832 views

Deforestation in Colombia reached its lowest level in nine years in 2022, according to new figures released by the environment ministry, with a particular fall in deforestation in some of the areas that have been worst affected by Colombia’s internal conflict. The government claims that this is a sign of progress in its flagship ‘total peace’ initiative.

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