Government officials are hunting suspects accused of setting wildfires – but genuinely slowing rising deforestation will require a more proactive government presence.
Government officials are hunting suspects accused of setting wildfires – but genuinely slowing rising deforestation will require a more proactive government presence.
By Anastasia Moloney BOGOTA, Feb 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Holding a mugshot poster reading 'Most Wanted for Deforestation' and offering a $75,000 reward for information, Colombia's defense minister Diego Molano earlier this month blamed criminal groups for the country's worst forest fires in a decade. So far, six of the 17 suspects shown on the poster have been arrested and charged with committing environmental crimes after turning themselves in, according to the government.
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Colombian President Iván Duque announced the extension of Operation Artemisa, a scheme devised to protect Colombian seas from illegal fishing while standing up for biodiversity in national waters.