Thousands of acres of forest razed at a breakneck pace. Stolen water and drained aquifers. Abductions and killings.
All of this is being driven by the United States’ billion-dollar demand for Mexico’s ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#SME#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/avocados” target=”_blank”>avocados. The trade is so lucrative that it has for years fueled a rush to illegally clear ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#SME#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/forests” target=”_blank”>forests and drawn in cartels, who extort growers by threatening violence.
Traditional efforts to stop the deforestation and criminal activity have largely failed, so a group now hopes to use the market itself to change the industry’s destructive dynamics.
All of this is being driven by the United States’ billion-dollar demand for Mexico’s ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#SME#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/avocados” target=”_blank”>avocados. The trade is so lucrative that it has for years fueled a rush to illegally clear ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#SME#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/forests” target=”_blank”>forests and drawn in cartels, who extort growers by threatening violence.
Traditional efforts to stop the deforestation and criminal activity have largely failed, so a group now hopes to use the market itself to change the industry’s destructive dynamics.
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