Wildlife Trafficking Preys on the Amazon Basin
The Amazon rainforest is one of the world’s most biodiverse regions. Bolivia is considered a “megadiverse country.” Over 48,000 animal…
Fueling Forest Loss: Motors of Deforestation in the Amazon
The Amazon Basin is covered by nearly eight million square kilometers of tropical forest, which equate to an area more…
Amazon Rainforest Under Attack From All Sides
The Amazon Basin is being cut down at an accelerating rate. Environmental crime is driving soaring deforestation and has created…
Transfers of Gang Leaders Focus Points for Ecuador’s Prison Violence
With Ecuador having suffered yet another round of attacks against authorities and prisoners, the government’s default strategy of transferring gang…