Money-laundering drug cartels are driving deforestation in Guatemala

The practice of “narco-ranching”, in which drug traffickers launder money through cattle ranches, seems to be responsible for swathes of deforestation in Guatemala, according to an analysis of aerial images

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https://www.newscientist.com/article/2247431-money-laundering-drug-cartels-are-driving-deforestation-in-guatemala/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home