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The ecological impact of Colombia's cocaine trade
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A new collection of photographs is showing how the cocaine trade is damaging not only to human health, but to fragile ecosystems and communities
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one of the world’s most biodiverse countries, with ecosystems ranging from tropical rainforest through to grassland and alpine terrain
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35% of Colombia is covered by the Amazon jungle, which produces 15% of the world's oxygen
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2.2m hectares of the Colombian Amazon forest has been cleared to grow coca in 20 years
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coca growers use 10 times more agrochemicals than growers of legal crops
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Wild cats, like this puma, more than 6,000 unique plant species and 13% of the world's amphibians
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indigenous people are forced by illegally armed groups to grow coca
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Land mines are often laid in the plantations to defend the crops
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to give farmers an economically viable and legal alternative
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palm, cacao and coffee as well as fishing and bee hiving projects
2.3m
land free from illicit crops
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