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Colombia’s Amazon is teetering. Its new president mustn’t push it over the edge

With Colombia’s new president set to take office on August 7, expert Adam Isacson analyzes three proposals by Abelardo De la Espriella (backed by the Trump administration) in our new guest column. He argues they threaten to be a disaster for the Colombian Amazon, while also outlining a different path that remains possible.
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When Gold Rules: Politicians and Criminals Fight Over Resources in the Peruvian Amazon

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Crime bleeds the Amazon and invades our homes

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Everything for Gold: migration and violence on the Río Negro

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Forest On the Run: Timber Trafficking Devouring Bolivian Forests

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Colombian and Ecuadorian criminals extend their violent influence throughout the Amazon

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Drug gangs threaten communities in Amazon ‘cocaine corridor’

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