Government reports 36% decrease, with most gains in Amazon forest where conservation efforts are focused
Photograph: Mauricio Dueñas Castañeda/EPAPhotograph: Mauricio Dueñas Castañeda/EPADeforestation in Colombia fell sharply in 2023 to its lowest level in 23 years, the country’s environment ministry has said.in 2022 to 792 sq km in 2023 – a 36% decrease, official figures revealed., where the Colombian government is focusing much of its conservation efforts.
Deforestation in Colombia rose to a record high in 2017 after the country’s largest guerrilla group, the Farc, demobilised, leaving a power vacuum in the country’s forests. The Petro government has made conserving the Amazon through increased surveillance and launching new sustainable projects a key priority and called for rich nations to cancel foreign debt in exchange for slowing climate change.
“We have identified that there is a direct association between peace and the outcome of deforestation. Peaceful conditions lead to reduced deforestation,” Muhamad told reporters.
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