Colombia steps up the battle against Amazon deforestation
(WorldNews Norway)

Colombian authorities are stepping up their efforts to preserve the country`s valuable rainforests. Air Force planes that used to drop bombs on the FARC guerillas are now instead dropping flyers telling people not to burn or chop down trees. Colombia`s president Juan Manuel Santos informed Norwegian Minister of Climate and Environment, Vidar Helgesen, about the country`s new actions against deforestation when they met during the UN General Assembly in New York. Colombia is experiencing increased deforestation in areas that were earlier controlled by the FARC-guerilla. - Colombia has taken many forceful steps to preserve its rainforests. But the increased deforestation last year is worrying,...