Katherine Molina Benítez

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• Colombia is the second most biologically diverse country on Earth, home to

about 10 percent of the world's species.

• While on paper nearly 10 percent of Colombia is under some form of protection,

its rich biodiversity is increasingly threatened.

• Deforestation in Colombia results primarily from small-scale agricultural

activities

• Coca production is also expanding in this región

Inferring meaning
from context • while contaminating local rivers with mercury and siltation.

• Colombia is a leading producer of coca, the plant that provides the main
ingredient of cocaine.

• including paramilitaries and Colombian rebels

• The ecological impacts of coca production are significant as well

• Despite billions of dollars in eradication spending

• especially rare birds and reptiles