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The largest paramilitary organization, the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia—AUC), [1] had an estimated 10,600 members. [ citation needed ] It operated as a loose confederation of disparate paramilitary groups, the largest of which was the Peasant Self-Defense Forces of Córdoba and Urabá (Autodefensas ...
Colombia is the largest exporter of cocaine in the world. [22] While there was a decrease in coca cultivation in Colombia from 2017-2020 (171,000 hectares of farmland producing coca bush down to 142,800 hectares), cultivation has been increasing since 2021, with reported 230,000 hectares of farmland growing coca bush in 2022.
There are many environmental issues in Colombia. Issues include deforestation , soil erosion , illicit drug crops grown in national natural reserves by mafias (not peasants), pollution on major bodies of water by corporations (backed up by unregulated / unsupervised policies and by the corruption of local and federal authorities) among others.
The risk of forest fires in Colombia has increased significantly over the last week, Environment Minister Susana Muhamad said on Wednesday, adding that the current situation could worsen ...
Before assuming power, on August 7, 2022, Petro began to use Twitter very actively to make announcements and issue positions on current issues in Colombia. But, as president he has used the social ...
Before the Iraq War, Colombia was the third largest recipient of US aid only after Egypt and Israel, and the U.S. has 400 military personnel and 400 civilian contractors in Colombia. Currently, however, Colombia is not a top recipient of U.S. aid, though it was under the first five years of the Plan Colombia. [232]
Caused by: Government-led left-wing cross-sectoral structural reforms of the State requiring a record-breaking taxation; Corruption; Crime; Goals: Withdrawal of reforms; Resignation of President Gustavo Petro and Cabinet of Gustavo Petro
In some areas of Colombia, a motive for killing activists is the belief that they may be working with an opposing armed group. [4] In others, it is because activists support plans to replace cocaine crops with food, and potentially damage the drug economy, or because they support plans to recover land stolen in the conflict. [4]