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Security & Strategic Review - January 2024

MEXICO: Avocados driving deforestation and crime

The avocado industry in Mexico’s western states of Michoacán and Jalisco is driving deforestation, as well as becoming increasingly linked to organised crime. However, warnings from activists and researchers about unsustainable practices have largely fallen on deaf ears.

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