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In two of the most affected areas in post-conflict Colombia, earlier this year a consortium of partners led by Kadaster, including ITC, have started with an integrated Fit-for-Purpose (FFP) fieldwork project, together with the Colombian Government and the District University of Bogotá. The inter-institutional team warmly welcomed by the farmers of the villages Termales (Vista Hermosa, Meta) and Los Mandarinos (San José de Apartadó, Antioquia). After so many years of the government's absence and having experienced the horrors of internal conflict, the government's presence and the pre-pilots were like a 'dream come true'. Leer más...

As America grapples with the crisis created by a heroin-addiction epidemic, another street drug — cocaine — could be poised for a resurgence.

The United Nations reports that the amount of acreage in Colombia used to grow coca expanded to a record amount last year.

The 171,000 hectares being used to cultivate the plant used to produce cocaine in 2017 represents a 17 percent increase over 2016, according to the U.N.’s Office on Drugs and Crime. Leer más...