Environmental dimensions of the'war on drugs' - a podcast by Em Gayfer, Megan Williams, Pauline Vetuna, Teishan Ahearne, Bec Horridge, Else Kennedy & Nicky Stott

Environmental Dimensions of the'war on drugs' We investigate the environmental dimensions of the war on drugs and the international drug prohibition regime.  Liliana Davalos, an evolutionary biologist from Stony Brook University in New York, tells us how growing coca crops in Colombia for the international drug market began and the impact it’s had. https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-06-24/colombias-forests-silent-victims-of-the-war-on-drugs.html Neil Woods, former undercover police officer, author, member of Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) and the newly established Drug Policy Reform and Environmental Justice Coalition, describes the wealth and power of multinational drug networks, how whole countries can be corrupted and the impact on the environment.https://www.newthinking.com/sustainability/environmental-dimensions-of-drug-prohibition-and-corruptionhttps://www.search.org.au/neil_woods_drug_wars_or_new_laws Breaking newshttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/13/im-not-afraid-ecuadors-assassinated-presidential-candidate-who-fought-the-cartels Referenceshttps://english.elpais.com/international/2023-06-24/colombias-forests-silent-victims-of-the-war-on-drugs.htmlhttps://www.newthinking.com/sustainability/environmental-dimensions-of-drug-prohibition-and-corruptionhttps://hir.harvard.edu/aerial-fumigation-in-colombia-the-bad-and-the-ugly/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/20/colombia-cant-resume-coca-aerial-spraying-for-now-court-rules  Additional audioHistory.comhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-K60XXaPKw Al Jazeerahttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/20/colombia-cant-resume-coca-aerial-spraying-for-now-court-rules  Photo: Flavia-carpioP3PFi8T UnsplashMusic: El Liso en Aleyo  by Louis Towers Earth Matters #1413 Produced by Judith Peppard 

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