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 Opium of the masses [1]

illegal cultivation of poppy and coca for opium and cocaine has brought about some serious environmental changes in the mountains of San Jorge De Las Hermosas in central Columbia. The damage caused by the nefarious activities is not restricted to the social and political ethos. The climate of region has become extremely dry and as farmers are realising, production of coffee

Publication Date: 
14/10/1997
Down to Earth [2]
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Ecology [3], Environmental Science [4], Colombia [5]
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