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Over the last two years, InSight Crime has investigated the dynamics of timber trafficking in four countries: Colombia, Honduras, Mexico and Peru. The corruption of public officials, the complicity of police forces, partnerships with drug traffickers and the weakness of protection mechanisms have contributed to the systematic plunder of the continent’s pristine natural wealth being carried out with almost total impunity.
Across extensive fieldwork in the four countries involved, InSight Crime interviewed dozens of government officials, members of security forces, academics, smugglers, landowners and local residents, among others.
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