Mongabay on Nostr: An investigation by Mongabay Latam and Earth Genome identified 45 clandestine ...
An investigation by Mongabay Latam and Earth Genome identified 45 clandestine airstrips in the rainforest in Peru’s Ucayali department.
Ten of these airstrips, most likely built for narcotrafficking activity, are located inside nine forest logging concessions.
Peru’s forest and wildlife monitoring agency, OSINFOR, says only four of these logging concessions are still active.
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/high-flying-concessions-clandestine-airstrips-coca-crops-invade-ucayalis-forests/
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Ten of these airstrips, most likely built for narcotrafficking activity, are located inside nine forest logging concessions.
Peru’s forest and wildlife monitoring agency, OSINFOR, says only four of these logging concessions are still active.
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/high-flying-concessions-clandestine-airstrips-coca-crops-invade-ucayalis-forests/
#News #Environment #Conservation #Logging #Deforestation #IndigenousPeoples