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 and Erik A. Nielsen
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Amanda D. Rodewald: Cornell University
Anna Lello-Smith: Cornell University
Nicholas R. Magliocca: University of Alabama
Kendra McSweeney: Ohio State University
Matt Strimas-Mackey: Cornell University
Steven E. Sesnie: Southwest Region
Erik A. Nielsen: Northern Arizona University

Nature Sustainability, 2024, vol. 7, issue 7, 855-859

Abstract: Abstract 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.

Date: 2024
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