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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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