Colombia deforestation plummets as peace efforts focus on rainforest

Official figures show deforestation fell 26% in Colombian Amazon last year and 29% nationwideAs the tiny aeroplane wobbles, shudders and occasionally plummets in the low-altitude turbulence, Rodrigo Botero points to the scars left by Colombia's failed efforts to halt a surge in deforestation in the Amazon rainforest over the past six years.The conservationist shouts into his radio earpiece and gestures at the window towards uniform, neatly cut pastures that have been cleared for cattle ranching. Continue reading...