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“Narco-Deforestation” in Central American Protected Areas: Developing A Spatiotemporal Proxy Database for Drug-Trafficking Activities from Media Reporting

Creator:

Cameron, Olivia Z.

Abstract:

On a global scale, illicit economies have dramatic impacts on the physical environment. Cocaine trafficking has been recognized as a major driver of deforestation inside Central American protected areas. A key problem in studying and managing the environmental impacts of illicit economic activity is the difficulty in obtaining reliable data....

Resource Type:

Honors College Thesis

Full Text:

trafficking in rural Central America is correlated to new patterns of explosive deforestation, a process