"Since the mid-2010s, criminal groups, including factions of the Sinaloa cartel, have intensified illegal deforestation, seizing control of communal land known as ejidos through intimidation, extortion and murder."
"According to the environmental organisation Water and Forests for Life, 9,000 hectares (22,400 acres) of forest in the Sierra Tarahumara have been lost to illegal logging since 2001."
"Deforestation has disrupted the region's hydrological system, causing droughts, crop failures and food insecurity."
"The logging industry often overlaps with other criminal activities, such as drug trafficking and money laundering."
Children in Rocheachi village can no longer play outside due to the threat of criminal groups controlling land through intimidation. Since the mid-2010s, illegal logging has intensified, resulting in the loss of 9,000 hectares of forest. This deforestation has disrupted the hydrological system, leading to droughts and food insecurity. The logging industry is intertwined with drug trafficking and money laundering, with cartels falsifying documents to launder timber worth hundreds of millions annually. Indigenous communities face severe ecological and social consequences from these activities.
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