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Colombia tries new approach to halt Amazon rainforest destruction

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The fight against deforestation in Latin America has been going on for years.
Governments have long given orders to security forces to go after illegal miners and loggers who cut down trees.
Colombia has managed to reduce deforestation by 30 percent in the past year.
Environment minister Susana Muhammad told Al Jazeera that combating the illegal logging industry and working with local communities are priorities for Colombia’s first left wing president Gustavo Petro.

Al Jazeera’s Teresa Bo reports from the southern region of Guaviare.

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Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English, Amazon Cooperation Treaty
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