Hallejulah – at long last !
Double Blind …
| A report from an international coalition of advocacy groups says global drug prohibition has fueled environmental destruction in some of the world’s most critical ecosystems, undermining efforts to address the climate crisis. |
| As policymakers, governments, NGOs and activists work to craft urgent responses to protect tropical forests, which are some of the largest carbon sinks on the planet, the report says that “their efforts will fail as long as those committed to environmental protection neglect to recognize, and grapple with, the elephant in the room”—namely “the global system of criminalized drug prohibition, popularly known as the ‘war on drugs.’” |
| The 63-page document was published on Thursday by the International Coalition on Drug Policy Reform and Environmental Justice, which describes itself as “composed of advocates, activists, artists and academics from both the drug policy reform movement and the environmental and climate movement.” |
| Affiliated organizations include Health Poverty Action, LEAP Europe, SOS Amazônia, the Transnational Institute (TNI), and the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA). Members are from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Myanmar, the Netherlands, and the U.K. |
