By Laia Mataix Gomez El Retorno, Colombia, Sep 9 (EFE).- Felipe Henao was just 9 years old when his father set him up with a hectare (2.2 acres) of land and coca seeds so he could continue the “family business.” But fate intervened and Felipe became an environmental activist, which brought him into confrontation with …
By Laia Mataix Gomez San Jose del Guaviare, Colombia, Sep 2 (EFE).- Peasants who take down trees to clear land for planting and illegal loggers who clear-cut forests is the dichotomy created by Operation Artemis, an initiative of the Colombian armed forces that has divided the south-central province of Guaviare. Launched by the previous right-wing …