A cocaine warlord is helping save the Amazon rainforest in Colombia after his threats to farmers saw deforestation rates fall by 76 percent in a year. Ivan Mordisco, the leader of Estado Mayor Central (EMC), has implemented strict sanctions to stop land-grabbing farmers to slashing trees. As the country's third-largest illegal armed group, the EMC is known for drug trafficking, illegal gold mining and extortion. The sanction occupies the country's most environmentally-sensitive territory with significant military power.
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