FILE - An illegal gold mining operation that contributed to deforestation is visible in Magui Payan, Colombia, April 20, 2021. The mine was among targets for destruction by National Police and soldiers in a crackdown against mining. Deforestation in Colombia fell 36% in 2023 versus the previous year, the government said in a press conference on Monday, July 8, 2024, marking the lowest level since records began. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)
FILE - Indigenous demonstrators join a protest outside the Brazilian embassy to call on Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro to act to protect the Amazon rainforest, in Bogota, Colombia, Aug. 23, 2019. Deforestation in Colombia fell 36% in 2023 versus the previous year, the government said in a press conference on Monday, July 8, 2024, marking the lowest level since records began. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File)