Intersection of narco trafficking, enforcement and bird conservation in the Americas

Amanda D. Rodewald; Anna Lello-Smith; Nicholas R. Magliocca; Kendra McSweeney; Matt Strimas-Mackey; Steven E. Sesnie; Erik A. Nielsen

doi:10.1038/s41893-024-01365-z

Intersection of narco trafficking, enforcement and bird conservation in the Americas

Amanda D. Rodewald, Anna Lello-Smith, Nicholas R. Magliocca, Kendra McSweeney, Matt Strimas-Mackey, Steven E. Sesnie, Erik A. Nielsen

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Complex social challenges such as narco trafficking can have unexpected consequences for biodiversity conservation. Here we show how international counter-drug strategies may increase the risk of narco trafficking, which is associated with deforestation, in two-thirds of the important landscapes for forest birds in Central America. Soberingly, over half of Nearctic-Neotropical migratory species had more than one quarter, and 20% of species had over half, of their global population in areas threatened by narco trafficking, suggesting the need for more holistic strategies to better protect native biodiversity.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	855-859
Number of pages	5
Journal	Nature Sustainability
Volume	7
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-024-01365-z
State	Published - Jul 2024

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Global and Planetary Change
Food Science
Geography, Planning and Development
Ecology
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Urban Studies
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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