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    Deforestation soars in Colombia after Farc rebels' demobilization

    Area of deforestation climbed 44% in 2016 compared with year before, as criminal groups have swooped in promote illegal logging and mining
    by Sibylla Brodzinsky in Bogotá Jul 11, 2017 2 minutes
    A man holding a Colombian flag walks in Meta, Colombia. ‘The Farc would limit logging to two hectares a year in the municipality,’ says the mayor of a town in the province. Photograph: Mauricio Duenas Castaneda/EPA

    Colombia has seen an alarming surge in deforestation after the leftwing rebels relinquished control over vast areas of the country as a part of a historic peace deal.

    The area of deforestation jumped 44% in 2016 to 178,597 hectares (690 sq miles) compared to the year before, according to official figures released this month – and most

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