Deforestation surrounding the newly expanded Chiribiquete National Park threatens its conservation.
Huge patches without trees, and in most cases converted into empty pastures in the middle of a forest carpet, dominated the landscape. But the most impressive thing was the dense smoke of at least 40 fires, signaling that the tragedy was happening in real-time. While the president announced the expansion of Chiribiquete, a monster advanced devouring the jungles around it.
