America’s Opioid Epidemic Is Destroying the Rainforest
Narco-deforestation has been a long recognized phenomenon, but a growing heroin market is adding extra strain. The jungles in Guatemala’s northern reaches are some of the most biodiverse forests north of the Amazon. They’re one of the last remaining homes for jaguars, tapirs, and scarlet macaws. And they’re being systematically destroyed. There are a number […]