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Macarena Natural National Park, Caño Cristales. /Photo credit: Carlos E. Porras.

By Yadira Ferrer

Anti-Drug Herbicide Returns to Colombia's Nature Parks

Colombia will reinstate use of the much-criticized herbicide glyphosate to spray illegal drug crops in three nature reserves. Environmentalists condemn the move.

Montes Azules has lost 300 hectares of forest this year to fire. /Photo credit: Mauricio Ramos

By Diego Cevallos

Montes Azules - Forest of Discord

Environmentalists are at odds about what to do with the Mexican reserve Montes Azules, an area under heavy pressure from several different conflicts, ranging from illegal logging to a guerrilla presence.

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